Erebus class monitor - 1 reference result
The Erebus class of monitors of the Royal Navy consisted of two ships: HMS Erebus and HMS Terror.
- HMS Erebus (I02) was built by Harland and Wolff, Govan. She was laid down 12 October 1915, launched on 19 June 1916 and commissioned in September 1916. Erebus was scrapped in 1946.
- HMS Terror (I03) was built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Laid down 26 October 1915, launched 18 May 1916 and commissioned in August 1916. Terror was lost in the Mediterranean on 23 February 1941, after being damaged by Luftwaffe Ju-87 "Stuka" dive bombers the previous day.
Service
The class was to see most of its service in the Naval Gunfire Support (NGS) role. During World War I they operated off the German-occupied Belgian coast bombarding naval forces based at Ostend and Zeebrugge. HMS Erebus was damaged by a remote controlled explosive motor boat and HMS Terror was torpedoed by motor torpedo boats.Both ships were placed in reserve between the wars but returned to service in World War II where they were again used to provide fire support to British troops.
References
- Conway, All The World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921
External links
| Erebus-class monitor |
| HMS Erebus | HMS Terror |
| List of monitors of the Royal Navy |
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