Sunk as Target November 1913
HMS Empress of India. Steel armoured pre dreadnought battleship built at Pembroke Dockyard as part of the Royal Sovereign class. Launched 7th May 1891 at Pembroke Dockyard. She was initial to be called HMS Renown but changed before completion. The Empress of India at one time carried the flag of the second in command of the Channel Squadron. She was last commissioned in December 1895 by Captain Angus MacLeod. She served in the Channel Squadron. HMS Empress of India was finally sunk as a target on 4th November 1913.
Displacement: 14,150 tons. Horse power: 13,000. Length: 380 ft. Beam: 75ft. Draught: 27' 6". Compliment: 712. Speed 18 knots.
Armament: four 67 ton in two armoured barbettes (13.5 inch). Ten 6-inch guns, 16 - 6 pounder QF, (this were distributed widely on two decks, with six mounted on main deck in casemates and the rest on upper deck with splinter shields. In the refits of 1902/1904 this upper deck guns had their splinter shields replaced with 5-inch KC armour casemates.) Twelve 3 pounder guns and seven 18-inch torpedo tubes (5 aw and 2 submerged). Partial belt of 18 inch thick armour.
