Pre-Dreadnought Battleships of the Royal Navy

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MAJESTIC Class

Name Launched Displacement Dimensions Machinery Armament Armour Crew Notes
Magnificent December 1894 14890 tons 421' x 75' x 30' 2-shafts
8 boilers
Penn engines
12000 ihp
17.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
12 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT
1915:
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
12 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 10"
Barbettes: 12" - 14"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 12" - 14"
Deck: 4"
Harvey Nickel Steel		 672 December 1895: Completed
1907 - 1908: Refitted
1911: Gunnery TS
1914: Guardship (Humber)
1915: Partially disarmed; Transport ship
1921: Sold for scrapping
Majestic January 1895 14890 tons 421' x 75' x 30' 2-shafts
8 boilers
Vickers engines
12000 ihp
17.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
12 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 10"
Barbettes: 12" - 14"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 12" - 14"
Deck: 4"
Harvey Nickel Steel		 672 December 1895: Completed
1907 - 1908: Refitted
1915: Sank after being torpedoed (Dardanelles)
Prince George August 1895 14890 tons 421' x 75' x 30' 2-shafts
8 boilers
Humphreys & Tennant engines
12000 ihp
17.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
12 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 10"
Barbettes: 12" - 14"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 12" - 14"
Deck: 4"
Harvey Nickel Steel		 672 November 1896: Completed
1904: Refitted
1916: Depot ship
1918: Renamed Victorious II
1919: Renamed Prince George
1921: Sold for scrapping but sank on the way to the breakers
Victorious October 1895 14890 tons 421' x 75' x 30' 2-shafts
8 boilers
Hawthorn engines
12000 ihp
17.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
12 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 10"
Barbettes: 12" - 14"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 12" - 14"
Deck: 4"
Harvey Nickel Steel		 672 November 1896: Completed
1909: Refitted
1914: Guardship (Humber and Scapa Flow)
1916: Repair ship (Scapa Flow)
1920: Renamed Indus II
1922: Sold for scrapping
Jupiter November 1895 14890 tons 421' x 75' x 30' 2-shafts
8 boilers
Thomson engines
12000 ihp
17.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
12 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 10"
Barbettes: 12" - 14"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 12" - 14"
Deck: 4"
Harvey Nickel Steel		 672 May 1897: Completed
1905: Refitted
1914: Guardship (Humber and Tyne)
1919: Paid off
1920: Sold for scrapping
Mars March 1896 14890 tons 421' x 75' x 30' 2-shafts
8 boilers
Laird engines
12000 ihp
17.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
12 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT
1915:
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
12 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 10"
Barbettes: 12" - 14"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 12" - 14"
Deck: 4"
Harvey Nickel Steel		 672 June 1897: Completed
1905: Refitted
1914: Guardship (Humber)
1915: Partially disarmed; Transport ship
1916: Depot ship (Invergordon)
1921:Sold for scrapping
Hannibal April 1896 14890 tons 421' x 75' x 30' 2-shafts
8 boilers
Harland engines
12000 ihp
17.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
12 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT
1915:
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
12 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 10"
Barbettes: 12" - 14"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 12" - 14"
Deck: 4"
Harvey Nickel Steel		 672 April 1898: Completed
1906: Refitted
1914: Guardship (Humber and Scapa Flow)
1915: Partially disarmed
1920: Sold for scrapping
Caesar September 1896 14890 tons 421' x 75' x 30' 2-shafts
8 boilers
Maudslay engines
12000 ihp
17.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
12 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 10"
Barbettes: 12" - 14"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 12" - 14"
Deck: 4"
Harvey Nickel Steel		 672 January 1898: Completed
1918: Depot ship (Malta)
1921: Sold for scrapping
Illustrious September 1896 14890 tons 421' x 75' x 30' 2-shafts
8 boilers
Penn engines
12000 ihp
17.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
12 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 10"
Barbettes: 12" - 14"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 12" - 14"
Deck: 4"
Harvey Nickel Steel		 672 April 1898: Completed
1914: Guardship
1916 - 1917: Ammunition Storeship (Tyne)
1917 - 1918: Storeship (Portsmouth)
1920: Sold for scrapping

CANOPUS Class

Name Launched Displacement Dimensions Machinery Armament Armour Crew Notes
Canopus October 1897 12950 tons 418' x 74' x 26' 6" 2-shafts
20 boilers
Greenock Foundry engines
13500 ihp
18.3 knots		 4 x 12" BL
8 x 6" QF
12 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT
1916:
4 x 12" BL
4 x 6" QF
6 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT
1917:
4 x 12" BL
6 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 2" - 6"
Krupp Steel
Gunhouses: 8"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 6" - 12"
Deck: 2.5"
Harvey Nickel Steel		 750 December 1899: Completed
1903 - 1904: Refitted
1916: Accommodation ship (Chatham)
1916: Partially disarmed
1917: Partially disarmed
1920: Sold for scrapping
Goliath March 1898 12950 tons 418' x 74' x 26' 6" 2-shafts
20 boilers
Penn engines
13500 ihp
18.3 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
12 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 2" - 6"
Krupp Steel
Gunhouses: 8"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 6" - 12"
Deck: 2.5"
Harvey Nickel Steel		 750 March 1900: Completed
1915: Sank after being torpedoed (Cape Helles)
Albion June 1898 12950 tons 418' x 74' x 26' 6" 2-shafts
20 boilers
Maudslay engines
13500 ihp
18.3 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
12 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT
1916:
4 x 12" BL
8 x 6" QF
6 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 2" - 6"
Krupp Steel
Gunhouses: 8"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 6" - 12"
Deck: 2.5"
Harvey Nickel Steel		 750 June 1901: Completed
1916: Partially disarmed
1918: Accommodation ship (Devonport)
1919: Sold for scrapping
Ocean July 1898 12950 tons 418' x 74' x 26' 6" 2-shafts
20 boilers
Hawthorn engines
13500 ihp
18.3 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
12 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 2" - 6"
Krupp Steel
Gunhouses: 8"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 6" - 12"
Deck: 2.5"
Harvey Nickel Steel		 750 February 1900: Completed
1915: Sank after hitting a mine (Dardanelles)
Glory March 1899 12950 tons 418' x 74' x 26' 6" 2-shafts
20 boilers
Laird engines
13500 ihp
18.3 knots		 4 x 12" BL
8 x 6" QF
12 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT
1916:
4 x 12" BL
4 x 6" QF
6 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT
1917:
4 x 12" BL
6 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 2" - 6"
Krupp Steel
Gunhouses: 8"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 6" - 12"
Deck: 2.5"
Harvey Nickel Steel		 750 October 1900: Completed
1916: Partially disarmed
1917: Refitted and partially disarmed
1919: Depot ship (Rosyth)
1920: Renamed Crescent
1922: Sold for scrapping
Vengeance July 1899 12950 tons 418' x 74' x 26' 6" 2-shafts
20 boilers
Vickers engines
13500 ihp
18.3 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
12 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT
1916:
4 x 12" BL
8 x 6" QF
6 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 2" - 6"
Gunhouses: 8"
Krupp Steel
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 6" - 12"
Deck: 2.5"
Harvey Nickel Steel		 750 April 1902: Completed
1916: Partially disarmed
1918 - 1919: Depot ship (Devonport)
1921: Sold for scrapping

FORMIDABLE Class

Name Launched Displacement Dimensions Machinery Armament Armour Crew Notes
Formidable November 1898 15000 tons 431' 9" x 75' x 26' 10" 2-shafts
20 boilers
Earle engines
15000 ihp
18.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 8" - 10"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 9" - 12"
Deck: 3"
Krupp Steel		 780 September 1901: Completed
1915: Sank after being torpedoed (Portland Bill)
Irresistible December 1898 15000 tons 431' 9" x 75' x 26' 10" 2-shafts
20 boilers
Maudslay engines
15000 ihp
18.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 8" - 10"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 9" - 12"
Deck: 3"
Krupp Steel		 780 February 1902: Completed
1915: Sank after hitting a mine (Dardanelles)
Implacable March 1899 15000 tons 431' 9" x 75' x 26' 10" 2-shafts
20 boilers
Laird engines
15000 ihp
18.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT
1916:
4 x 12" BL
8 x 6" QF
8 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 8" - 10"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 9" - 12"
Deck: 3"
Krupp Steel		 780 September 1901: Completed
1916: Partially disarmed
1921: Sold for scrapping

LONDON Class

Name Launched Displacement Dimensions Machinery Armament Armour Crew Notes
London September 1899 15000 tons 431' 9" x 75' x 26' 10" 2-shafts
20 boilers
Earle engines
15000 ihp
18.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT
1916:
4 x 12" BL
8 x 6" QF
8 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT
1918:
3 x 6" QF
1 x 4" QF
240 Mines		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 8" - 10"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 9" - 12"
Deck: 3"
Krupp Steel		 780 June 1902: Completed
1908: Refitted
1916: Partially disarmed
1917 - 1918: Converted into a minelayer
1920: Sold for scrapping
Bulwark October 1899 15000 tons 431' 9" x 75' x 26' 10" 2-shafts
20 boilers
Hawthorn engines
15000 ihp
18.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 8" - 10"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 9" - 12"
Deck: 3"
Krupp Steel		 780 March 1902: Completed
1914: Sank after an internal explosion (Sheerness)
Venerable November 1899 15000 tons 431' 9" x 75' x 26' 10" 2-shafts
20 boilers
Maudslay engines
15000 ihp
18.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT
1916:
4 x 12" BL
8 x 6" QF
8 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 8" - 10"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 9" - 12"
Deck: 3"
Krupp Steel		 780 November 1902: Completed
1916: Partially disarmed
1920: Sold for scrapping
Prince of Wales March 1902 15000 tons 431' 9" x 75' x 26' 10" 2-shafts
20 boilers
Greenock Foundry engines
15000 ihp
18.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 8" - 10"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 9" - 12"
Deck: 3"
Krupp Steel		 780 March 1904: Completed
1920: Sold for scrapping
Queen March 1902 15000 tons 431' 9" x 75' x 26' 10" 2-shafts
15 boilers
Harland engines
15000 ihp
18.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
16 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 9"
Gunhouses: 8" - 10"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 9" - 12"
Deck: 3"
Krupp Steel		 780 March 1904: Completed
1920: Sold for scrapping

DUNCAN Class

Name Launched Displacement Dimensions Machinery Armament Armour Crew Notes
Russell February 1901 14000 tons 432' x 75' 6" x 26' 3" 2-shafts
24 boilers
Palmer engines
18000 ihp
19.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
10 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 3" - 7"
Gunhouses: 8" - 10"
Barbettes: 4" - 11"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 7" - 11"
Deck: 2.5"
Krupp Steel		 720 February 1903: Completed
1916: Sank after hitting a mine (Malta)
Albemarle March 1901 14000 tons 432' x 75' 6" x 26' 3" 2-shafts
24 boilers
Thames engines
18000 ihp
19.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
10 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT
1917:
4 x 12" BL
8 x 6" QF
4 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 3" - 7"
Gunhouses: 8" - 10"
Barbettes: 4" - 11"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 7" - 11"
Deck: 2.5"
Krupp Steel		 720 November 1903: Completed
1917: Partially disarmed; Accommodation ship (Devonport)
1919: Sold for scrapping
Duncan March 1901 14000 tons 432' x 75' 6" x 26' 3" 2-shafts
24 boilers
Thames engines
18000 ihp
19.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
10 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 3" - 7"
Gunhouses: 8" - 10"
Barbettes: 4" - 11"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 7" - 11"
Deck: 2.5"
Krupp Steel		 720 October 1903: Completed
1917: Reserve
1920: Sold for scrapping
Montagu March 1901 14000 tons 432' x 75' 6" x 26' 3" 2-shafts
24 boilers
Laird engines
18000 ihp
19.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
10 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 3" - 7"
Gunhouses: 8" - 10"
Barbettes: 4" - 11"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 7" - 11"
Deck: 2.5"
Krupp Steel		 720 October 1903: Completed
1906: Sank after hitting rocks (Lundy Island)
Cornwallis July 1901 14000 tons 432' x 75' 6" x 26' 3" 2-shafts
24 boilers
Thames engines
18000 ihp
19.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
10 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 3" - 7"
Gunhouses: 8" - 10"
Barbettes: 4" - 11"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 7" - 11"
Deck: 2.5"
Krupp Steel		 720 February 1904: Completed
1917: Sank after being torpedoed (Malta)
Exmouth August 1901 14000 tons 432' x 75' 6" x 26' 3" 2-shafts
24 boilers
Laird engines
18000 ihp
19.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
12 x 6" QF
10 x 12 pdr. QF
6 x 3 pdr. QF
4 x 18" TT		 Belt: 3" - 7"
Gunhouses: 8" - 10"
Barbettes: 4" - 11"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 7" - 11"
Deck: 2.5"
Krupp Steel		 720 May 1903: Completed
1917: Reserve
1920: Sold for scrapping

KING EDWARD VII Class

Name Launched Displacement Dimensions Machinery Armament Armour Crew Notes
King Edward VII March 1902 16350 tons 453' 9" x 78' x 26' 9" 2-shafts
16 boilers
Harland engines
18000 ihp
18.5 knots		 4 x 12" BL
4 x 9.2" BL
10 x 6" QF
14 x 12 pdr. QF
14 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 4" - 9"
Gunhouses for 12" Guns: 8" - 12"
Gunhouses for 9.2" Guns: 5" - 9"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 8" - 12"
Deck: 2"
Krupp Steel		 777 February 1905: Completed
1916: Sank after being mined (Cape Wrath)
Dominion May 1902 16350 tons 453' 9" x 78' x 26' 9" 2-shafts
16 boilers
Vickers engines
18000 ihp
18.5 knots		 4 x 12" BL
4 x 9.2" BL
10 x 6" QF
14 x 12 pdr. QF
14 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 4" - 9"
Gunhouses for 12" Guns: 8" - 12"
Gunhouses for 9.2" Guns: 5" - 9"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 8" - 12"
Deck: 2"
Krupp Steel		 777 July 1905: Completed
1911: Refitted
1921: Sold for scrapping
Commonwealth June 1902 16350 tons 453' 9" x 78' x 26' 9" 2-shafts
16 boilers
Fairfield engines
18000 ihp
18.5 knots		 4 x 12" BL
4 x 9.2" BL
10 x 6" QF
14 x 12 pdr. QF
14 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT
1918
4 x 12" BL
4 x 9.2" BL
4 x 6" QF
10 x 12 pdr. QF
14 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 4" - 9"
Gunhouses for 12" Guns: 8" - 12"
Gunhouses for 9.2" Guns: 5" - 9"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 8" - 12"
Deck: 2"
Krupp Steel		 777 March 1905: Completed
1918: Refitted with bulges and partially disarmed; Gunnery TS (Invergordon)
1921: Sold for scrapping
New Zealand February 1903 16350 tons 453' 9" x 78' x 26' 9" 2-shafts
15 boilers
Humphrys engines
18000 ihp
18.5 knots		 4 x 12" BL
4 x 9.2" BL
10 x 6" QF
14 x 12 pdr. QF
14 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT
1918
4 x 12" BL
4 x 9.2" BL
4 x 6" QF
10 x 12 pdr. QF
14 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 4" - 9"
Gunhouses for 12" Guns: 8" - 12"
Gunhouses for 9.2" Guns: 5" - 9"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 8" - 12"
Deck: 2"
Krupp Steel		 777 July 1905: Completed
1911: Renamed Zealandia
1918: Refitted with bulges and partially disarmed
1918: Accommodation ship (Portsmouth)
1921: Sold for scrapping
Hibernia January 1904 16350 tons 453' 9" x 78' x 26' 9" 2-shafts
15 boilers
Harland engines
18000 ihp
18.5 knots		 4 x 12" BL
4 x 9.2" BL
10 x 6" QF
14 x 12 pdr. QF
14 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 4" - 9"
Gunhouses for 12" Guns: 8" - 12"
Gunhouses for 9.2" Guns: 5" - 9"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 8" - 12"
Deck: 2"
Krupp Steel		 777 January 1907: Completed
1912: Temporarily fitted with a flightdeck: Used for the first seaplane flight from a British warship
1919: Accommodation ship (The Nore)
1921: Sold for scrapping
Africa January 1904 16350 tons 453' 9" x 78' x 26' 9" 2-shafts
15 boilers
John Brown engines
18000 ihp
18.5 knots		 4 x 12" BL
4 x 9.2" BL
10 x 6" QF
14 x 12 pdr. QF
14 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 4" - 9"
Gunhouses for 12" Guns: 8" - 12"
Gunhouses for 9.2" Guns: 5" - 9"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 8" - 12"
Deck: 2"
Krupp Steel		 777 November 1906: Completed
1912: Temporarily fitted with a flightdeck
1919: Accommodation ship
1920: Sold for scrapping
Britannia February 1904 16350 tons 453' 9" x 78' x 26' 9" 2-shafts
15 boilers
Humphrys engines
18000 ihp
18.5 knots		 4 x 12" BL
4 x 9.2" BL
10 x 6" QF
14 x 12 pdr. QF
14 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 4" - 9"
Gunhouses for 12" Guns: 8" - 12"
Gunhouses for 9.2" Guns: 5" - 9"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 8" - 12"
Deck: 2"
Krupp Steel		 777 September 1906: Completed
1918: Sank after being torpedoed (Cape Trafalgar)
Hindustan October 1902 16350 tons 453' 9" x 78' x 26' 9" 2-shafts
15 boilers
John Brown engines
18000 ihp
18.5 knots		 4 x 12" BL
4 x 9.2" BL
10 x 6" QF
14 x 12 pdr. QF
14 x 3 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 4" - 9"
Gunhouses for 12" Guns: 8" - 12"
Gunhouses for 9.2" Guns: 5" - 9"
Barbettes: 6" - 12"
Casemates: 6"
Bulkheads: 8" - 12"
Deck: 2"
Krupp Steel		 777 July 1905: Completed
1921: Sold for scrapping

SWIFTSURE Class

Name Launched Displacement Dimensions Machinery Armament Armour Crew Notes
Swiftsure March 1902 11800 tons 479' 9" x 71' x 25' 4" 2-shafts
12 boilers
Humphrys engines
12500 ihp
19.0 knots		 4 x 10" BL
14 x 7.5" BL
14 x 14 pdr. QF
2 x 12 pdr. QF
4 x 6 pdr. QF
2 x 18" TT		 Belt: 3" - 7"
Gunhouses: 8" - 10"
Barbettes: 3" - 10"
Casemates: 7"
Bulkheads: 2" - 6"
Deck: 1" - 3"
Krupp Steel		 802 Originally laid down for the Chilean Navy with the name Constitucion
1903: Purchased by the British Government; Renamed Swiftsure
June 1904: Completed
1916: reserve
1919: Target ship
1920: Sold for scrapping
Triumph March 1902 11800 tons 479' 9" x 71' x 25' 4" 2-shafts
12 boilers
Vickers engines
12500 ihp
19.0 knots		 4 x 10" BL
14 x 7.5" BL
14 x 14 pdr. QF
2 x 12 pdr. QF
4 x 6 pdr. QF
2 x 18" TT		 Belt: 3" - 7"
Gunhouses: 8" - 10"
Barbettes: 3" - 10"
Casemates: 7"
Bulkheads: 2" - 6"
Deck: 1" - 3"
Krupp Steel		 802 Originally laid down for the Chilean Navy with the name Libertad
1903: Purchased by the British Government; Renamed Triumph
June 1904: Completed
1915: Sank after being torpedoed (Dardanelles)

LORD NELSON Class

Name Launched Displacement Dimensions Machinery Armament Armour Crew Notes
Lord Nelson June 1905 16500 tons 443' 6" x 79' 6" x 27' 2-shafts
15 boilers
Palmer engines
16750 ihp
18.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
10 x 9.2" BL
24 x 12 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 8" - 12"
Gunhouses for 12" Guns: 12"
Gunhouses for 9.2" Guns: 7" - 8"
Barbettes: 12"
Bulkheads: 8"
Deck: 1" - 4"
Krupp Steel		 817 October 1908: Completed
1920: Sold for scrapping
Agamemnon June 1905 16500 tons 443' 6" x 79' 6" x 27' 2-shafts
15 boilers
Hawthorn engines
16750 ihp
18.0 knots		 4 x 12" BL
10 x 9.2" BL
24 x 12 pdr. QF
5 x 18" TT		 Belt: 8" - 12"
Gunhouses for 12" Guns: 12"
Gunhouses for 9.2" Guns: 7" - 8"
Barbettes: 12"
Bulkheads: 8"
Deck: 1" - 4"
Krupp Steel		 817 June 1908: Completed
1920: Converted into radio-controlled Target ship
1924: Sold for scrapping

Key

- = Unknown
BL = Breech Loading Gun
cwt. = 112 lbs.
ihp = indicated horse power
pdr. = pounder
QF = Quick Firing Gun
RML = Rifled Muzzle Loading Gun
SBML = Smooth Bore Muzzle Loading Gun
tons = 20 cwt. or 2240 lbs.
TS = Training Ship
TT = Torpedo Tubes

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© Robert George Cordery (2008)