HMS Formidable (1898)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Formidable
- Launch Year
- 1898
- Type
- Battleship
- Class
- Formidable-class battleship
- Launched
- 1898
- Commissioned
- 1898
- Armament
- Heavy guns
- Propulsion
- Steam
- Role
- Battleship
- Notable for
- Pre-dreadnought era
- Fate
- Varied fates
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Formidable (1898) was a Royal Navy pre-dreadnought battleship.
Service History
HMS Formidable belonged to the Formidable-class battleship and served during the late nineteenth or early twentieth century transition before HMS Dreadnought transformed battleship design.
Historical Significance
HMS Formidable forms part of the Royal Navy's pre-dreadnought era, bridging the gap between ironclads and all-big-gun battleships.