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London-classpre-dreadnoughtbattleship

Battleships · United Kingdom · 1902

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London-classpre-dreadnoughtbattleship

London-class pre-dreadnought battleship Photo: H. Symonds & Co—IWM shows no record of which specific employee of this company took the picture · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Origin

United Kingdom

ManufacturerHMNB Devonport, Chatham Dockyard, HMNB Portsmouth

CategoryBattleships

EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age

In service1902–1904

Operators1 countries

Quantity5

⊕ History

Data Quality85%

01 / Overview

London-class pre-dreadnought battleship

Category

Battleships

Country

United Kingdom

Prime contractor

HMNB Devonport, Chatham Dockyard, HMNB Portsmouth

Production

1902–1904

Quantity

Operators

1 countries

02 / Specs & Design

◎Identification4MOD.4

Laid Down1898
Commissioned1902
Ships in Class5
In ServiceYes

◈Displacement2MOD.2

Light Displacement14,730 t
Full Load Displacement15,950 t

▣Dimensions3MOD.3

Length (overall)132 m
Beam22.86 m
Draft7.92 m

◇Complement1MOD.1

Total Complement714

◆Propulsion3MOD.3

Shaft Power11,186 kW
Shafts / Screws2
Top Speed18 kn

▤Gun Armament2MOD.2

Main Gun Calibre305 mm
Main Gun Count4

⬢Underwater Warfare1MOD.1

Torpedo Tubes4

▲Armour2MOD.2

Belt Armour229 mm
Deck Armour63 mm

03 / History

SERVICE LIFESPANRetired

1902Production started
1904Production ended
1914First deployment: World War I

124

years in service

years in production

units produced

countries operating

ⓘ 1 countries retired it.

04 / Operators

Operator Countries1country

United KingdomRETIRED

05 / MASS Score

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