HMS Raglan

October 1916: 1 × Short 166
September 1917: 1 × Short 184

	HMS Raglan
History
United Kingdom
Name	Raglan
Namesake	FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	Harland and Wolff, Govan
Yard number	476
Laid down	1 December 1914
Launched	29 April 1915
Completed	24 June 1915
Commissioned	May 1915
Fate	Sunk, 20 January 1918
General characteristics
Class and type	Abercrombie-class monitor
Displacement	6,150 long tons (6,250 t)
Length	334.5 ft (102.0 m)
Beam	90 ft (27 m)
Draught	10.2 ft (3.1 m)
Propulsion	2 × triple-expansion reciprocating steam engines; 2 × shafts;
Speed	6 kn (6.9 mph; 11 km/h)
Complement	198
Armament	as built: ; 2 × 14-inch (356 mm)/45 caliber guns; 2 × 12-pounder (3-inch) guns; 1 × 3-pounder anti-aircraft gun; 1 × 2-pounder AA gun; 1918: ; 2 × 14-inch (356 mm)/45 caliber guns; 1 × BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XII guns; 2 × 12-pounder AA guns; 1 × 3-pounder AA gun; 1 × 2-pounder AA gun;
Armour	Belt: 4 in (10 cm); Bulkheads 4 in (10 cm); Barbettes: 8 in (20 cm); Turrets: 10 in (25 cm); Deck: 1–2 in (2.5–5.1 cm);
Aircraft carried	October 1916: 1 × Short 166; September 1917: 1 × Short 184;
Aviation facilities	Fitted to carry a seaplane

HMS Raglan was a First World War Royal Navy Abercrombie-class monitor, which was sunk during the Battle of Imbros in January 1918.

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