B a t t l e H o n o u r s
JUTLAND 1916
H e r a l d i c D a t a
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head of the Duke of Wellington
M o t t o
Virtuosi Fortune Comes: “Fortune
is the companion of Valour.”
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August Attended Review of Reserve
Fleet in Weymouth Bay.
Passage to take up
War Station at Scapa Flow.
26th Arrived at Scapa Flow
September Used as a Base ship at Scapa
Flow to provide facilities for Home Fleet and accommodation for
personnel in
transit to and from ships of the Home Fleet.
October Scapa Flow
deployment in continuation.
16th During attack by Ju88 aircraft on
Scapa Flow sustained some damage from near misses.
One Boiler Room
and two magazines were flooded
Ship developed
significant list had to be beached at Ore Bay..
November Remained at Scapa Flow
as Base Ship with reduced complement.
December
14th Moved to Longhope
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January Scapa Flow
deployment in continuation.
26th Re-beached in position where ship
remained aground at all states of tide.
February Depot Ship deployment in
continuation
March
Deployed as Depot Ship at Scapa
Flow
16th Sustained slight damage during air
attack.
April Scapa Flow deployment in continuation.
to
December
1
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Scapa
Flow deployment in continuation.
1
9 4 5
January Depot ship deployment in
continuation at Scapa Flow.
to
July
August
6th Paid-off
Nominated for
transfer to Clyde and Laid-up.
P o s t W a r
N o t e s
The ship was placed on the
Disposal List and sold to BISCO on 2nd
March 1946 for demolition. She arrived in tow in the Clyde
in August that year. On 30th November
1947 this battleship arrived at the breakers yard in Port Glasgow. (Note: One source records that
this ship returned to Portsmouth
after VJ Day but this requires confirmation.)