Ship Record
HMS London (1899)
Learn about HMS London (1899), a Royal Navy pre-dreadnought battleship.
HMS London (1899) was a Royal Navy pre-dreadnought battleship.
Service History
HMS London belonged to the London-class battleship and served during the late nineteenth or early twentieth century transition before HMS Dreadnought transformed battleship design.
Historical Significance
HMS London forms part of the Royal Navy's pre-dreadnought era, bridging the gap between ironclads and all-big-gun battleships.