Lord Clive-class monitor

1915 class of British monitors General Craufurd Class overviewNameLord Clive classBuilders Harland & Wolff (5) Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron (1) Scotts Shipbuilding & Eng. (1) William Hamilton (1) Operators Royal NavyPreceded byAbercrombie classSucceeded byMarshal Ney classBuilt1915In commissionJune 1915 – 1927Completed8Scrapped8 General characteristicsTypeMonitorDisplacement6,150 tonsLength335 ft (102 m)Beam87 ft (27 m)Draught9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)Propulsion2 shafts, reciprocating steam engines, 2 boilers, 2,310 hpSpeed6.5 knots (12.0 km/h)Complement194ArmamentOriginally two BL 12 inch Mk VIII in a single turret, two QF 3-pounder guns. Lord Clive and General Wolfe had an additional single BL 18 inch Mk I in 1918 installed aft. Similar work on Prince Eugene was not completed because of the end of the war.Armour Belt: 6 inch Turret: 10.5 inch Barbette 8 inch Deck 2 inch The Lord Clive-class monitor, sometimes referred to as the General Wolfe class, were ships designed for shore bombardment and were constructed for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Design The slow progress of the war led to the need for more shore bombardment ships and various schemes for using spare heavy guns