Description[]
This class of four ships was the third class of super-dreadnoughts to enter service and the Royal Navy, the lead ship of which is now the flag ship of the Grand Fleet. They retain the 13.5" main battery of the Orion class and share many characteristics with the preceding super-dreadnoughts. One major step forward, however, is the upgrade of the secondary batteries from the light 4" to the heavier 6" guns. They entered fleet service between 1912 and 1914.
Ship data
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Relative combat value: 16676
Basic damage control capacity: 75%
Dimensions
Displacement: 25000 tons
Length: 190 m
Width: 27 m
Draught: 9 m
Standard crew: 1022
Performance
Maximum speed (undamaged): 21 knots
Endurance: 14416 km
Coal capacity: 4300 tons
Armour protection
Conning tower armour: 11
Hull armour: 8
Main belt armour: 14 (includes backing slope of deck armour)
Deck armour: 1 (sloped at edges to provide additional belt level protection)
Best armour type: Krupp
Armament
10 x 13.5in Mk V 1400 lb, centrally controlled. Ammo: 1120 rounds
12 x 6in BL Mk VII(H), centrally controlled. Ammo: 2400 rounds
2 x 12-pdr 20cwt HA Mk Is. locally controlled. Ammo: 400 rounds
4 x 21in Mk II(M) Torpedoes, locally controlled. Ammo: 16 torpedoes
Ships in class
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- Iron Duke
- Marlborough
- Benbow
- Emperor of India