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01 / Overview
Iron Duke-class dreadnought battleship
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1914–1914
Quantity
4
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification4MOD.4
- Hull ClassificationDreadnought
- Ship TypeBattleship
- Builder / ShipyardDevonport Dockyard, Portsmouth Dockyard, Vickers, William Beardmore
- Ships in Class4
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement25,400 t
- Full Load Displacement29,972 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)189.8 m
- Beam27.4 m
- Draft9.98 m
◇Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)four-shaft Parsons turbines
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power21,625 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed21.5 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range7,780
◆Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun10 × 13.5 inch (34.3 cm) Mk V(H) guns
- Main Gun Calibre343 mm
- Main Gun Count10
- Secondary Guns12 × 6 inch (152 mm) guns
▤Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
- Torpedo Tubes4
⬢Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed4
- Planned4
▲Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourBelt 12 in, Deck 2.5 in, Bulkhead 8 in, Barbette 10 in, Turret 11 in
- Belt Armour305 mm
- Deck Armour63.5 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914Production started
112
years in service
0
years in production
4
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
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