H.M.S. Goliath

Displacement: 12,950 tons.

Length: 410 ft.

Beam: 74 ft.

Draught: 26.5 ft.

Compliment: 750.

Armament: 4 x 12 ins guns, 12 x 6 ins guns, 10 x 3 ins guns

HMS Goliath was built at Chatham Dockyard and laid down on the 4th January 1897, launched 23rd March 1898 and Completed March 1900, she was one of 5 ships of this class to serve in the China Station until returning to the Channel fleet in 1903.

In 1907 she had a refit, after which (in 1908) she went to Malta. While on route she has a major mishap with a propeller shaft fracturing which took another 4 months repair.

At the outbreak of WW1 HMS Goliath joined the 8th battle squadron of the Channel Fleet, she then went to Loch Ewe to become Guard ship, she also covered the landings of Marines at Ostend and then went to the east Indies in September 1914.

In November 1914 she took part in the operation against the Konigsberg in the Rufiji River.

In April 1915 she went to the Dardanelle's where she was used to provide gunfire support at Cape Helles.

She was damaged by Turkish Gun fire on the 28th April and 2nd May 1915.

On the night of the 13th May she was torpedoed by the Turkish Motor Torpedo Boat Muavenet and sank quickly with the loss of 570 men.