Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 17, 2022
HMS Erin was a dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy, originally ordered under the name Reşadiye by the Ottoman government from the British company Vickers. She was designed to be at least the equal of any ship afloat or under construction. Nearly complete when the First World War was beginning in August 1914, the ship was seized at the orders of Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, to keep her in British hands and prevent her from being used by Germany or its allies. Aside from a minor role in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 and the inconclusive Action of 19 August the same year, Erin's service during the war generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. Deemed obsolete after the war, the ship was reduced to reserve and used as a training ship. Erin served as the flagship of the reserve fleet at the Nore sandbank for most of 1920. She was sold for scrap in 1922. (Full article...)