CENTURION

Fleet

Royal Navy

Ship Type

Battleship

Nickname

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Ship Class

King George V

Grouping

2nd Battle Squadron

Command

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Builder's Yard

HM dockyard, Devenport

Budget Year

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Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

16.01.1911

Launch Date

18.11.1911

Completed date

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Commission date

22.05.1913

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

Ajax, KGV, Audacious

Eventual Fate

Sunk as a blockship as part of the Normandy invasion Mulberry Harbour 7th June 1944.

Jutland result

Fired four salvoes at Lützow before her line of fire was blocked by Orion.

Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Captain Michael Culme-Seymour, M.V.O.

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

782

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)

25,500

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

576,6

Length (mtrs)

182.12

Beam (ft)

89

Beam (mtrs)

27

Draught (ft)

28,8

Draught (mtrs)

8.74

Max. Speed (knots)

21

Range (miles)

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Range (kilometres)

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Fuel

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Propulsion

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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 11

Fire Control - Clock

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Primary Gun calibre

13.5" BL Mk V gunscs

No. Primary Turrets

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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

4" BL Mk VII guns

Guns (No.barrels) 2

16

Rounds per secondary

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Other Armament

4 x 47 mm

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

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No. tubes

3

Torpedo Type MM

21" Whitehead

No. Mines

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Torpedo Notes

submerged

References & sources

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