HMS Goliath
HMS Goliath was one of the six Canopus-class
battleships built by the British Royal Navy in the late 18th
century. She was laid down at the Chatham Dockyard on January 4,
1897 and was launched in March 23, 1898. She was commission
in March 1900.
In 1900, the ship was sent to China until 1903. The vessel
joined the Mediterranean Fleet in May 1905 and then was
transferred to the Channel Fleet in December of the same year,
and remained there until March 1907. Goliath was sent to
Sheerness as a part of the Fourth Fleet. In 1913, she
was mothballed and joined the Third Fleet also known as the Pembroke
Reserve.
During World War I, on August 1914 she joined the battle
squadron operating out of Davenport and was later sent to Loch
Ewe to defend the Grand Fleet anchorage. In September
1914, Goliath was dispatched to the East Indies for escort
duty against German warships in the area. On May 13, 1915,
she was hit by three torpedoes from the Turkish torpedo boat
Muavenet which was being manned by a German crew at the time.
Referenced By
HMS Albion | HMS Theseus (1786) | HMS Vanguard (1787) | List of Royal Navy ship names | TCG Muavenet
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