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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On a Field:Red, Profile
head of the Duke of Wellington
M
o t t o
Virtuosi
Fortune Comes: “Fortune
is the companion of Valour.”
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1
9 3 9
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
1
9 4 0
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
9 4 1 to 1 9 4 4
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.)