Data Quality86%
01 / Overview
Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1914–1915
Quantity
5
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationDreadnought battleship
- Ship TypeDreadnought battleship
- Builder / ShipyardArmstrong Whitworth; Fairfields; Devonport Dockyard; John Brown & Co.; Portsmouth Dockyard
- Laid Down1911
- Launched1914
- Commissioned1915
- Ships in Class5
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement33,100 t
- Full Load Displacement33,780 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)196.3 m
- Beam27.6 m
- Draft10.2 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement923
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 shafts; 2 steam turbine sets
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power56,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed24 kn
- Cruise Speed12 kn
- Range5,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4 × twin 15 inch (381 mm) guns
- Main Gun Calibre381 mm
- Main Gun Count8
- Secondary Guns12, 14, or 16 × single 6 inch guns
⬢Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
- Torpedo Tubes4
▲Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourBelt armor 13 in; Deck 3 in; Barbettes 7-10 in; Turrets 11-13 in; Conning tower 13 in
- Belt Armour330 mm
- Deck Armour76 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914Production started
- 1915Entered service
112
years in service
1
years in production
5
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 PAGE1terms
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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