HMS Queen Mary was the last battlecruiser built by the Royal Navy before the First World War. The sole member of her class, Queen Mary shared many features with the Lion-class battlecruisers, including her eight 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns. She was completed in 1913 and participated in the Battle of Heligoland Bight as part of the Grand Fleet in 1914. Like most of the modern British battlecruisers, the ship never left the North Sea during the war. As part of the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron, Queen Mary attempted to intercept a German force that bombarded the North Sea coast of England in December 1914, but was unsuccessful. The ship was refitting in early 1915 and missed the Battle of Dogger Bank in January, but participated in the largest fleet action of the war, the Battle of Jutland in mid-1916. She was hit twice by the German battlecruiser Derfflinger during the early part of the battle and her magazines exploded shortly afterwards, sinking her with the loss of more than 98 percent of the ship’s complement.
Her wreck was discovered in 1991 and rests in pieces, some of which are upside down, on the floor of the North Sea. Queen Mary is designated as a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 as it is the grave of 1,266 officers and ratings.
HMSQueenMary was the last battlecruiser built by the Royal Navy before the First World War. The sole member of her class, QueenMary shared many features...
guns. The more advanced battlecruisers—the two Lion-class ships, QueenMary, and HMS Tiger—all had an armour belt of 9 inches (229 mm), speeds over 28...
RMS QueenMary is a retired British ocean liner that sailed primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line and was built by...
name HMSMary: HMSMary (1350) was a Cinque Ports ship in service in 1350. HMSMary (1400) was a ship in service from 1400 and given away in 1423. HMS Mary (1413)...
flagship HMS Lion doubling on the German flagship SMS Lützow. However, due to another mistake with signalling by flag, and possibly because QueenMary and...
June 1916, where Derfflinger helped to sink the British battlecruisers HMSQueenMary and Invincible. Derfflinger was seriously damaged in the action and...
weeks into the war. On 28 August 1914, Lion and her squadron of HMSQueenMary and HMS Princess Royal, swept into the Heligoland Bight where German and...
included: HMSQueenMary Royal Navy (1912) HMS Defence Royal Navy (1861) HMS Hercules Royal Navy (1910) HMS Lord Nelson Royal Navy (1906) HMS Resolution...
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armour belt and barbettes. The two Lions were followed by the very similar QueenMary. By 1911 Germany had built battlecruisers of her own, and the superiority...
Invincible, the same mortal wound which had destroyed HMSQueenMary a few hours before and almost claimed HMS Lion. The unstable cordite ammunition carried by...
several ships Queen (East Indiaman) HMSQueenQueen (name), a given name and surname (including a list of people with the name) Drag queen, a person, usually...
Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0-304-35848-9. Williams, M. W. (1996). "The Loss of HMSQueenMary at Jutland". Warship 1996. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 111–32...
the industrial area. In the midst of the firestorm, a battlecruiser, HMSQueenMary, had to be towed to safety to avoid the flames. Then, two days before...
to £23,600,000 today. In the midst of the firestorm, a battleship, HMSQueenMary, had to be towed to safety to avoid the flames. The two victims were...
Maud of Wales (Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria; 26 November 1869 – 20 November 1938) was Queen of Norway as the wife of King Haakon VII. The youngest daughter...
married Prince Albert, Duke of York, the second son of King George V and QueenMary. The couple and their daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret, embodied traditional...
RMS Queen Elizabeth was an ocean liner operated by Cunard Line. In tandem with QueenMary both ships provided a weekly luxury liner service between Southampton...
p. 32 Three Invincible class, three Indefatigable, two Lion class, HMSQueenMary and Tiger Churchill (2005), Part 1, Chapter 5 Campbell (1986), p. 132...
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