Data Quality85%
01 / Overview
Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1895–1898
Quantity
9
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationMajestic-class battleship
- Ship TypePre-dreadnought battleship
- Builder / ShipyardLaird Brothers, Birkenhead; J & G Thomson, Clydebank; Chatham Dockyard; Pembroke Dockyard; Portsmouth Dockyard
- Laid Down1893
- Launched1895
- Commissioned1895
- Ships in Class9
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement16,060 t
- Standard Displacement16,060 t
- Full Load Displacement16,060 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)128 m
- Length (waterline)128 m
- Beam23 m
- Draft8 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement672
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × triple-expansion steam engines, 8 × Scotch marine boilers, 2 × screw propellers
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power7,457 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed16 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4 × BL 12 inch Mk VIII guns
- Main Gun Calibre305 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns12 × QF 6 inch guns, 16 × 12-pounder (76-mm) guns, 12 × 3-pounder (47-mm) quick-firing guns
⬢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
- Completed9
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned9
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired8
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourBelt: 229 mm Harvey armour; Deck: 64–114 mm; Barbettes: 356 mm; Conning tower: 356 mm
- Belt Armour229 mm
- Deck Armour64 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1895Production started
- 1898Production ended
- 1914First deployment: World War I
131
years in service
3
years in production
9
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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