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01 / Overview
Admiral-class battlecruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1920–1920
Quantity
1
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationBattlecruiser
- Ship TypeBattlecruiser
- Builder / ShipyardJohn Brown & Company, Clydebank; Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick; Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan; Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow
- Laid Down1916
- Launched1918
- Commissioned1920
- Ships in Class4
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement41,200 t
- Full Load Displacement45,620 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)262 m
- Beam31.7 m
- Draft9.6 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement820
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 Brown-Curtis single-reduction geared steam turbines; 24 Yarrow boilers
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power107,372 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed31 kn
- Cruise Speed14 kn
- Range7,500
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament5MOD.5
- Main Gun4 × twin BL 15-inch Mk I naval guns in Mark II turrets
- Main Gun Calibre381 mm
- Main Gun Count8
- Secondary Guns16 × single BL 5.5-inch Mk I naval guns
- CIWS4 × QF 4-inch Mk V AA guns
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes10
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull MaterialSteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed1
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned4
- Cancelled3
- Lost1
- Retired1
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourBelt: 5–12 in; Decks: 1–5 in; Barbettes: 12 in; Turrets: 11–15 in; Conning tower: 9–11 in; Torpedo bulkheads: 0.75–1.5 in
- Belt Armour305 mm
- Deck Armour127 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1920Production started
106
years in service
0
years in production
1
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
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Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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