British Royal Navy, Ship H.M.S. Dominion

Photographie originale / Original photograph

Publication Date: 1903

About this Item

Photographie,Vintage silver print. Vintage ship. Navire ancien. Nave antica. HMS Dominion was a King Edward VII-class battleship of the Royal Navy. Like all ships of the class (apart from the lead ship of the class, HMS King Edward VII) she was named after an important part of the British Empire, namely the Dominion of Canada. She has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Dominion. Commissioned in 1905, she entered service with the Atlantic Fleet but ran aground in August 1906 in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Repairs took nearly a year, and upon completion, she was assigned to the Home Fleet. Following a reorganisation of the fleet in 1912, she, along with her King Edward VII class sister ships formed the 3rd Battle Squadron, which served in the Mediterranean. When World War I broke out, the 3rd Battle Squadron was assigned to the Grand Fleet, with Dominion conducting operations as part of the Northern Patrol. In 1916, the squadron was detached to the Nore Command, and was subsequently dissolved in March 1918. She was a parent ship for the raids on Zeebrugge and Ostend, and, decommissioned in May, ended the war as an accommodation ship. She was disposed of in 1919 and eventually scrapped in 1924. // Circa 1903 // Tirage argentique d'époque // Format (cm): 26x33. Seller Inventory # MK7997

Bibliographic Details

Title: British Royal Navy, Ship H.M.S. Dominion

Publication Date: 1903