BLACK PRINCE

Fleet

Royal Navy

Ship Type

Armoured Cruiser

Nickname

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Ship Class

Duke of Edinburgh

Grouping

Ist Cruiser Squadron

Command

Grand Fleet

Builder's Yard

Thames Ironworks

Budget Year

1902-1903 Estimates

Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

03.06.2003

Launch Date

08.11.2004

Completed date

17.03.2006

Commission date

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Year laid down

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Year launched

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Year completed

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Commission Year

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Pennant No

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Photo Details

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Related stories

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Sister ships

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Eventual Fate

Sunk 31.05.1916

Jutland result

Lost contact with Warrior and Defence when the latter broke through the battle-cruiser line which was crossing west to east to get to the van position. Engaged Rheinland 23:35 scoring two 6" shell hits (Wiki 270). Sunk from gunfire from Nassau, Ostfriesland and Friedrich der Größe after Thüringen's searchlights pick her out. The Germans were around 750-1,500 yards distant when shelling started. Both her funnels had been shot away making her identification by HMS Spitfire later in the night difficult.

Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Captain Thomas P. Bonham

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

789

Officers

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Ratings

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Killed

857

Wounded

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Prisoners

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Displacement full Load (tons)

13,965

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

505,6

Length (mtrs)

154.1

Beam (ft)

73.6

Beam (mtrs)

22.4

Draught (ft)

27

Draught (mtrs)

8.1999999999999993

Max. Speed (knots)

23

Range (miles)

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Range (kilometres)

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Fuel

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Propulsion

2 shafts, 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines, 20 Babcocock and Wilcox and 6 cylindrical boilers. Oil sprayed on oil to increase burn rate.

Armour Main Belt

3" - 6" (76 - 152 mm)

Deck Armour

0.75" - 1.5" (19 - 38 mm)

Turret Armour IN CM

4.5 to 7.5" (110 to 190 mm)

Conning Tower Armour

10" (250 mm)

Barbette Armour

3" - 6" (76 to 152 mm)

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

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Fire Control - Clock

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Primary Gun calibre

1 - BL 9.2" (234 mm) Mk X guns

No. Primary Turrets

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Guns (No.barrels)

6

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

1 - BL 6" (152 mm) Mk XI guns

Guns (No.barrels) 2

10

Rounds per secondary

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Other Armament

20 Vickers QF 3 pounder guns

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

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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

18

No. tubes

3

Torpedo Type MM

460

No. Mines

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Torpedo Notes

submerged

References & sources

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