HMS Aboukir
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HMS Aboukir was a British Cressy-class armored cruiser of the Royal Navy that was sunk in the North Sea during World War I with heavy loss of life.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Aboukir canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cressy-class armoured cruiser
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Royal Navy warship ⓘ armoured cruiser ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns in casemates
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12-pounder guns ⓘ 2 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes ⓘ 2 × 9.2-inch (234 mm) guns in single turrets ⓘ 3-pounder guns ⓘ |
| armour |
5-inch casemate armour (approx.)
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5-inch turret armour (approx.) ⓘ 6-inch barbettes (approx.) ⓘ 6-inch belt armour (max, approx.) ⓘ |
| beam | 69 ft (21 m, approx.) ⓘ |
| builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy loss of life ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedo attack ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1902-04-03 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew |
approximately 760 officers and men (peacetime)
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approximately 840 officers and men (wartime) ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1914-09-22 ⓘ |
| displacement | 12000 long tons (standard, approx.) ⓘ |
| draught | 26 ft (7.9 m, approx.) ⓘ |
| event | sunk together with HMS Cressy and HMS Hogue ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1898-11-09 ⓘ |
| launched | 1900-05-16 ⓘ |
| length | 472 ft (144 m, approx.) ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 21 knots (approx.) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of Aboukir Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power | 21000 indicated horsepower (approx.) ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 shafts
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coal-fired boilers ⓘ triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ |
| role | patrol duties in the North Sea ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | early 20th century ⓘ |
| shipClass | Cressy class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipyard | Govan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
HMS Cressy
NERFINISHED
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HMS Hogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| squadron | 7th Cruiser Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | shipwreck in the North Sea ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
German submarine U-9
NERFINISHED
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Imperial German Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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