Data Quality85%
01 / Overview
Orion-class dreadnought battleship
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1912–1912
Quantity
4
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationDreadnought battleship
- Ship TypeBattleship
- Builder / ShipyardArmstrong Whitworth, Portsmouth Dockyard, Thames Ironworks, William Beardmore
- Laid Down1909
- Launched1910
- Commissioned1912
- Ships in Class4
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement22,270 t
- Standard Displacement22,270 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)177.1 m
- Beam26.97 m
- Draft8.38 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement738
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 shafts; 2 steam turbine sets
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power20,130 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed21 kn
- Range6,730
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun5 × twin 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns
- Main Gun Calibre343 mm
- Main Gun Count10
- Secondary Guns16 × single 4-inch (102 mm) guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes3
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability3MOD.3
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
◇Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourBelt 8–12 in; Deck 1–4 in; Turrets 11 in; Barbettes 4–10 in; Bulkheads 6–10 in; Conning tower 11 in
- Belt Armour305 mm
- Deck Armour102 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1912Production started
- 1914First deployment: World War I
114
years in service
0
years in production
4
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
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📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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