General information
HMS Erebus was a British World War I monitor with two 15" guns.
This ships belongs to the Erebus Class, the other ship in the class was HMS
Terror. HMS Erebus was sold for scrapping in 1946.
| Construction |
| Begun: Oktober 1915 |
Completed: September 1915 |
|
| Displacement |
8000 tons |
| Armament |
two 15 inch guns in a single
turret at the front of the ship |
| |
| Technical Details
15" Guns |
|
|
| Length |
42 calibres (54ft
2in) |
|
| Barrel weight |
97 tons 3 cwt |
|
| Breech mechanism
weight |
2 tons 17 cwt |
|
| Total weight |
100 tons |
|
| Weight of shell |
1938 lb |
879,60 kg. |
| Weight of supercharge
of cordite |
490 lb |
222,26 kg. |
| Range |
16,25 miles |
26,15 km. |
|
|
| |
eight 4 inch guns, including
2 Anti-Aircraftguns |
| |
four .303 cal Anti-Aurcraftmachineguns |
| Length |
| p.p. (forw. & afw.
perpindiculars) |
380 feet |
115,82 meters |
| o.a. (overall length) |
405 feet |
123,44 meters |
| beam |
88 feet |
26,82 meters |
| mean draught |
11 feet |
3,35 meters |
|
| Speed |
12 knots, 22km/h |
|
Campaigns
HMS Erebus was used for coastbombarment on D-Day (june 6th, 1944).
Her target were the batteries of Barfleur en La Pernelle. On the 10th of August
1944, HMS Erebus was used against the defenders of the France harbor Le Havre.
She was damaged by the battery of Clos des Ronces and was out of action for some
time. In november 1944, she was used for coastel bombarments during operation
"Infatuete", the Amphibious Assault on Walcheren, Holland.
Pictures
| HMS Erebus, notice the blimp. |
| Two 15" guns, simulair to the ones
at HMS Erebus. |
