this week we bring you a picture of HMS Minotaur an armoured cruiser of the British Royal Navy. launched in 1906 Minotaur and her sisters were the zenith of British armoured cruiser production. armed with 4 9.2" guns in her main battery and 7.5" secondaries she was heavily armed indeed. Minotaur fought at the Skagerrack or Battle of Jutland in 1916. unlike her sister ship Defence{which went up in a ball of fire after being hit by the German Battlecruisers} she survived the battle and WW1. the top picture shows the gun crew loading a 9.2" naval rifle. they are ramming home the projectile to be followed by the bags of explosive material. the lower picture is of Minotaur herself. powered by two 4cylinder triple expansion steam engines she could make slightly in excess of 22kts.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Armoured Cruiser Thursday
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