Data Quality85%
01 / Overview
Invincible-class battlecruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1908–1909
Quantity
3
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationArmoured cruiser (until 1911), Battlecruiser (from 1911)
- Ship TypeBattlecruiser
- Builder / ShipyardArmstrong Whitworth; Fairfield Shipbuilding & Eng.; John Brown & Co.
- Laid Down1906
- Launched1907
- Commissioned1908
- Ships in Class3
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement14,400 t
- Standard Displacement17,250 t
- Full Load Displacement20,420 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)172.8 m
- Beam23.9 m
- Draft9.1 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement784
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 shafts; 2 direct-drive steam turbine sets
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power30,570 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed26 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range5,722
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4 × twin BL 12 inch Mk X naval guns
- Main Gun Calibre305 mm
- Main Gun Count8
- Secondary Guns16 × single QF 4 inch naval gun Mk I - III
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes5
- 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 CitadelYes
- DegaussingNo
- Hull MaterialSteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed3
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned3
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired2
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourBelt: 4-6in; Decks: 1.5-2.5in; Barbettes: 7in; Turrets: 7in; Conning tower: 6-10in; Torpedo bulkheads: 2.5in
- Belt Armour152 mm
- Deck Armour63.5 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1907Entered service
- 1908Production started
- 1909Production ended
- 1914First deployment: World War I
118
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.
05 / MASS Score
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📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
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 defensive system on fleet aircraft carriers designed to detect, protect against, and mitigate chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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