HMS Irresistible

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HMS Irresistible was a British pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy that served in the early 20th century and was lost during the Gallipoli campaign in World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy warship
pre-dreadnought battleship
armament 12 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns
16 × 12-pounder (76 mm) guns
4 × 12-inch (305 mm) guns in twin turrets
4 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
6 × 3-pounder guns
armour 10-inch turret armour
2–3 inch deck armour
9-inch belt armour
beam 75 feet
builder Chatham Dockyard NERFINISHED
causeOfSinking mine
commissioned February 1902
completed February 1902
conflict World War I
country United Kingdom
crewComplement approximately 780 officers and men
dateOfSinking 18 March 1915
displacement 15100 long tons (normal)
15800 long tons (full load)
draught 25 feet
era early 20th century
fate sunk
laidDown 11 April 1898
launched 15 December 1898
length 411 feet
locationOfWreck Dardanelles, near Gallipoli peninsula NERFINISHED
namedAfter the quality of being irresistible
operator Royal Navy
participatedIn naval operations of the Gallipoli campaign
operations in the Dardanelles
partOf British Mediterranean Fleet NERFINISHED
pennantNumber not commonly used (pre-WWI era)
placeBuilt Chatham, Kent, England NERFINISHED
powerOutput 15000 indicated horsepower
propulsion 2 triple-expansion steam engines
20 Belleville boilers
range 5000 nautical miles at 10 knots
servedIn Atlantic Fleet NERFINISHED
Channel Fleet NERFINISHED
Mediterranean Fleet NERFINISHED
shipClass Formidable-class battleship NERFINISHED
shipType pre-dreadnought battleship
status wreck
sunkDuring First World War
Gallipoli campaign NERFINISHED
sunkIn Dardanelles NERFINISHED
topSpeed 18 knots

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William Bligh shipCommanded HMS Irresistible