Ajax, 1880
Type: Battleship First Class, Armoured ; late Armour Plated Turret Ship ; Armament 8 x 12.5
Launched : 10 Mar 1880 ; Disposal date or year : 1904
Displacement: 8660 tons
Propulsion: Twin Screw Complement: 405
Machinery notes: 6440 hpi ; Speed ; 13.2 knots ;
Notes:

Jun 1879 Building at Pembroke

5 Aug 1885 Re-commissioned at Devonport to replace Shannon

1885 an eccentric ship [see also ADM 226/4 HMS AJAX steering qualities: remarks on report by Capt Kennedy 19 Aug 1885.]

Apr 1886 Chatham

19 Jun 1886 The Channel Squadron consisting of HM Ships Hercules, Northampton, Devastation, Penelope, Hotspur, Ajax, Shannon and Belleisle, from Portland to Bantry Bay passed the Lizard at 10 am today.

1890 Coast Guard Service, Greenock ; Ship of First Reserve

1890 Tender: Forester ; Coast Guard Cruiser: Squirrel

Ajax, 1912
Type: Battleship Armament 10 x 13·5 " ; 16 x 4 " ; TT
Launched : 21 Mar 1912 ; Disposal date or year : 10 Dec 1926
Displacement: 23480 tons
Complement: 860-869
Machinery notes: 31000 shp ; Speed ; 21 knots ;
Notes:

1913 Home Fleet.

1914 - 19 Grand Fleet 2nd. B.S. . (Jutland).

1919 - 24 Mediterranean and Black Sea, including operations against the Bolsheviks.

Apr 1920 arrived off Sochi to assist in the evacuation of refugees and support General Shkuro's Cossacks - see p. 295-> www.naval-review.org/issues/1922-2.pdf.

31 Aug 1922 at Constantinople - see p. 548-> www.naval-review.org/issues/1923-3.pdf.

10 Sep 1922 arrived at Smyrna - see p. 747-> www.naval-review.org/issues/1923-4.pdf, and then ordered to sail for Chanak.

1924 - 26 Nore Reserve.