HMS Irresistible (1898)
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Missing image HMS_Irresistible_abandoned_18_March_1915.jpg Irresistible abandoned and sinking in the Dardanelles, 18 March 1915. | |
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| Laid down: | April 11, 1898 |
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| Commissioned: | February 4, 1902 |
| Fate: | Sunk by mine, March 18, 1915 |
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| Displacement: | 15,000 tons |
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| Speed: | 18 knots |
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| Complement: | 780 |
| Armament: | 4 12 inch guns 12 6 inch guns 4 torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft: | None |
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HMS Irresistible was a Formidable-class battleship of the Royal Navy, built at the Chatham shipyards. During World War I, Irresistible struck a Turkish mine and sank while participating in the final attempt to force the Dardanelles straits on March 18, 1915.
See HMS Irresistible for other ships of this name.
| Formidable-class battleship |
| Formidable | Irresistible | Implacable | London | Bulwark | Venerable | Queen | Prince of Wales |
| List of battleships of the Royal Navy |