Data Quality85%
01 / Overview
Canopus-class pre-dreadnought battleship
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1899–1902
Quantity
6
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull ClassificationPre-dreadnought battleship
- Ship TypeBattleship
- Builder / ShipyardChatham Dockyard; Devonport Dockyard; Laird Brothers; Portsmouth Dockyard; Thames Ironworks; Vickers, Sons & Maxim
- Laid Down1896
- Commissioned1899
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement13,360 t
- Full Load Displacement14,530 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)128.3 m
- Beam22.56 m
- Draft7.92 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement682
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × triple‑expansion engines driving 2 inward‑turning screw propellers, 20 Belleville water‑tube boilers
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power10,070 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed18 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range2,590
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4 × BL 12‑inch Mk VIII guns in two twin turrets
- Main Gun Calibre305 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns12 × QF 6‑inch 40‑calibre guns
⬢Missile Armament1MOD.1
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes4
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability3MOD.3
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel with Krupp armour
◇Armour2MOD.2
- ArmourBelt 6 in, Barbettes 12 in, Turrets 8 in, Casemates 5 in, Deck 1‑2 in, Conning tower 12 in
- Belt Armour152 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1899Production started
- 1902Production ended
- 1914First deployment: World War I
127
years in service
3
years in production
6
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
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