Data Quality84%
01 / Overview
Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1892–1894
Quantity
8
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationpre-dreadnought battleship
- Ship Typebattleship
- Builder / ShipyardPalmers Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Pembroke Dockyard, J & G Thomson, Cammell Laird, Portsmouth Dockyard, Chatham Dockyard
- Laid Down1889
- Launched1891
- Commissioned1892
- Ships in Class8
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Light Displacement14,150 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)115.82 m
- Beam22.86 m
- Draft8.38 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement681
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Triple-expansion steam engines
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power8,202 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed17.5 kn
- Range4,720
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × twin BL 13.5-inch Mk I – IV naval guns
- Main Gun Calibre343 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns10 × single QF 6-inch naval guns, 10 × single 6 pdr guns, 12 × single QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes7
- 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 Materialiron
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed8
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned8
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired2
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourWaterline belt: 14–18 in, Bulkheads: 14–16 in, Barbettes: 11–17 in, Casemates: 6 in, Conning tower: 12–14 in, Deck: 2.5–3 in, Turrets: 11–17 in
- Belt Armour356 mm
- Deck Armour76 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1892Production started
- 1894Production ended
134
years in service
2
years in production
8
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
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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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