MONARCH

Fleet

Royal Navy

Ship Type

Battleship

Nickname

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Ship Class

Orion

Grouping

2nd Battle Squadron

Command

Grand Fleet

Builder's Yard

Armstring Elswick

Budget Year

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Construction Notes

Cost £1,888,700

Date Laid Down

01.04.1910

Launch Date

30.03.1911

Completed date

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Commission date

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Year laid down

1910

Year launched

1911

Year completed

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Commission Year

1912 (Feb)

Pennant No

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Photo Details

Public Domain

Related stories

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Sister ships

Orion, Thunder, Conquerer

Eventual Fate

Sunk as a target ship

Jutland result

Fired two salvoes after the deployment at the leading König which then dropped from view. She claimed a strtaddle but actually hit König in the No, port 5.9" casemate gun.

Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Captain George H. Borrett

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

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Officers

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Ratings

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Killed

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Wounded

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Prisoners

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Displacement full Load (tons)

25,870

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

581'

Length (mtrs)

177

Beam (ft)

88'

Beam (mtrs)

27

Draught (ft)

24'

Draught (mtrs)

7.3

Max. Speed (knots)

21

Range (miles)

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Range (kilometres)

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Fuel

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Propulsion

18 boilers driving steam turbines and 4 shafts.. Rated at 27,000 shp.

Armour Main Belt

12"

Deck Armour

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Turret Armour IN CM

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Conning Tower Armour

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Barbette Armour

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Weight of armour

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Armour / Displacement Ratio

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Watertight compartments

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General Notes

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Fire Control Table

Dreyer Mk 111

Fire Control - Clock

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Primary Gun calibre

13.5" BL (343 mm)

No. Primary Turrets

5

Guns (No.barrels)

10

Primary gun layout

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Rounds per main gun

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Effective broadside guns

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Primary shell Weight (inches or cm)

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Primary Broadside Weight

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Secondary Gun Calibre

BL 4" Mk VII guns (101.6 mm)

Guns (No.barrels) 2

16

Rounds per secondary

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Other Armament

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Elevation (degrees)

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Gunnery Range (yards)

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Gunnery Range (metres)

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Rate of Fire (rds per minute)

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Shells expended Main

53

Mines dropped

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Shells expended Secondary

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Torpedoes fired

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Gunnery Notes

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Torpedo Type IN

21"

No. tubes

3

Torpedo Type MM

533 mm

No. Mines

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Torpedo Notes

submerged tubes

References & sources

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