CONQUEROR

Fleet

Royal Navy

Ship Type

Battleship

Nickname

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Ship Class

Orion

Grouping

2nd Battle Squadron

Command

Grand Fleet

Builder's Yard

William Beardmore and Co. Dalmuir. Cost £1.89 million.

Budget Year

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Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

05.04.1910

Launch Date

01.05.1910

Completed date

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Commission date

01.12.1912

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

Orion, Thunder, Monarch

Eventual Fate

scrapped 1921 after the Washington Naval Conference

Jutland result

Fired 57 heavy rounds - 16 APC and 14 HE.

Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Captain Hugh H. D. Tothill

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

759 -1,100

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

4 shafts. Steam turbines. 1s. Rated 27,999 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

The muzzle blast of the super turrets caused problems for the lower turrets as blast would often enter through the sighting hoods. Co-incidence rangefinders (5 located in turrets and 2 in the spotting top). 13,5" gun weighed 70 tons EACH barrel and measured 52 feet.

Fire Control Table

Dreyer Mk 111

Fire Control - Clock

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Primary Gun calibre

13.5" BL (343mm)

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)

1,250 HE /burster 176,5 lbs, 1,266 APC burster 30-40 lbs and 1,250 CPC burster 117 lbs

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

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Elevation (degrees)

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Gunnery Range (yards)

24,000 (less)

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

21"

No. tubes

3

Torpedo Type MM

530 mm

No. Mines

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Torpedo Notes

4,000 yard range at 35 kts (Whitehead mk II). submerged

References & sources

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