RN Battlecruisers: Indefatigable Class

[jbryce1437]

The Indefatigable Class of Battlecruisers were all completed prior to the First World War and comprised Indefatigable, HMAS Australia and New Zealand.
Some Class photos:

Jim


Indefatigable

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HMAS Australia

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New Zealand

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[ivorthediver]

A class and type I know little about Jim , but thanks for sharing these photo's

[Brian James]

HMS New Zealand pictured c1914..She was one of three Indefatigable-Class Battlecruisers built for the defence of the British Empire. Launched in 1911, she was funded from donations by New Zealanders as a gift to Britain, and she was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1912. She had been intended for the China Station, but was released by the New Zealand government at the request of the Admiralty for service in British waters.
During 1913, New Zealand was sent on a ten-month tour of the British Dominions, with an emphasis on a visit to her namesake nation. She was back in British waters at the start of World War I, and operated as part of the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet, in opposition to the German High Seas Fleet. During the war, the Battlecruiser participated in all three of the major North Sea battles—Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank, and Jutland—and was involved in the response to the inconclusive Raid on Scarborough, and the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight. New Zealand contributed to the destruction of two Cruisers during her wartime service and was hit by enemy fire only once, sustaining no casualties; her status as a "lucky ship" was attributed by the crew to a Māori piupiu (warrior's skirt) and hei-tiki (pendant) worn by the captain during battle.
After the war, New Zealand was sent on a second world tour, this time to allow Admiral John Jellicoe to review the naval defences of the Dominions. In 1920, the Battlecruiser was placed in reserve. She was broken up for scrap in 1922 in order to meet Britain's tonnage limit in the disarmament provisions of the Washington Naval Treaty

[designeraccd]

The ONE Triumph cured me; I left a trail of oil and broken parts all over S. California......... A very expen$ive trail. When it ran, very good bike for the time...when it ran.......

Back to the battle cruisers, even a small one! DFO

[ivorthediver]

But Dennis they last much longer with an oil change , and why were you spreading oil over half of the states wasn't one enough

Never mind you managed to survive long enough before you bought your Harley Thanks for the photo's

[designeraccd]

Only 5 Hardleez out of my total of 69 bikes!! DFO

[ivorthediver]

Only 5 Hardleez out of my total of 69 bikes!! DFO

OK I'll buy it .....which shed are they stored in then , can't see many oil patches here

[designeraccd]

Hondas don't leak!! OTOH my vertically split crankcase '74 Yamaha RD 250...does, after all these years... Triumphs suffered from same problem, but started leaking if oil was put in; at least it seemed that way

A nice bow view of NEW ZEALAND, note added "state room". DFO

[Brian James]

Indefatigable Class Battlecruiser HMS New Zealand (bought and paid for by generous donations from the NZ general public),pictured on her visit to Lyttleton in 1913.

[Brian James]

Ships Company off Indefatigable Class Battlecruiser HMS New Zealand,enjoy a day at the Wellington Races,NZ,April 15th 1913.