Overview
HMS Conqueror was a member of the Orion class.
HMS Conqueror is associated with United Kingdom and Royal Navy. It belonged to Orion class, so the class page provides the shared design history while this page concentrates on the individual ship.
Construction and identity
The available construction record identifies HMS Conqueror as built by William Beardmore, Dalmuir, laid down on 1910-04-05, launched on 1911-05-01, and completed on 1912-12-01.
The ship's documented identity includes service with Royal Navy.
Service history
Served with the Grand Fleet during World War I and took part in the Battle of Jutland.
The ship's configuration should be interpreted through the documented class and the dates attached to this individual vessel; equipment should not be assumed to have remained unchanged throughout service.
Class context: Orion class
The Orion class introduced 13.5-inch guns and a centerline, superfiring main-battery arrangement to Royal Navy dreadnought construction.
As a member of Orion class, HMS Conqueror shared the class's documented design framework and intended roles of Fleet combatant. Individual refits, transfers, and wartime changes belong to this ship only when separately documented.
Later service and disposition
The recorded final status is unknown.
HMS Conqueror matters as an individual career within Orion class, allowing class-wide design history to be separated from this ship's own construction, identities, service, and fate.
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of Orion class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921Conway Maritime Press
- Orion-class battleship ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-18