Data Quality86%
01 / Overview
Courageous-class battlecruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1916–1917
Quantity
3
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull ClassificationLarge light cruiser
- Ship Typebattlecruiser
- Builder / ShipyardArmstrong Whitworth; Harland & Wolff
- Laid Down1915
- Commissioned1917
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement19,180 t
- Full Load Displacement22,560 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)239.5 m
- Beam24.7 m
- Draft7.87 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement842
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 shafts; 4 geared steam turbines
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power90,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed32 kn
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × twin 15‑inch (381 mm) guns
- Main Gun Calibre381 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns6 × triple 4‑inch (102 mm) guns
⬢Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
- Torpedo Tubes2
▲Aviation1MOD.1
- HangarNo
◎Armour1MOD.1
- ArmourBelt 2–3 in (51–76 mm); Deck 0.75–1 in (19–25 mm); Turret 7–9 in (178–229 mm); Conning tower 10 in (254 mm)
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1916Production started
- 1917Production ended
- 1923Entered service
110
years in service
1
years in production
3
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
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