Fleet
Royal Navy
Ship Type
Battle-cruiser
Nickname
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Ship Class
Invincible
Grouping
3rd Battlecruiser Squadron
Command
Battle-Cruiser Fleet
Builder's Yard
John Brown Shipyard, Clyde
Budget Year
1905 Estimates
Construction Notes
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Date Laid Down
05.02.1906
Launch Date
26.06.1907
Completed date
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Commission date
20.10.1908
Year laid down
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Year launched
1908
Year completed
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Commission Year
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Pennant No
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Photo Details
Library of Congress (det4a16122)
Related stories
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Sister ships
Scrapped 1922
Eventual Fate
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Jutland result
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Ready for action after dock repairs
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Commander
Captain Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis, M.V.O.
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
–
Displacement full Load (tons)
20,700
Artefacts Data
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Ship's Model
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Length (ft)
530,1
Length (mtrs)
161.57
Beam (ft)
78,10
Beam (mtrs)
24
Draught (ft)
29,9
Draught (mtrs)
9
Max. Speed (knots)
26.48
Range (miles)
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Range (kilometres)
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Fuel
3,084 tons coal & 725 fuel oil burn accelerator
Propulsion
Four shaft Parsons direct drive steam turbines. 31 Yarrow water tube boilers
Armour Main Belt
6"
Deck Armour
4" - 6" (102 - 152 mm)
Turret Armour IN CM
7" (178 mm)
Conning Tower Armour
6" - 10" (152 - 254 mm)
Barbette Armour
7" (178 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
Dreyer Mk 1
Fire Control - Clock
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Primary Gun calibre
BL 12" Mk X
No. Primary Turrets
4
Guns (No.barrels)
8
Primary gun layout
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Rounds per main gun
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Effective broadside guns
6
Primary shell Weight (inches or cm)
850
Primary Broadside Weight
5100
Secondary Gun Calibre
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Guns (No.barrels) 2
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Rounds per secondary
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Other Armament
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Elevation (degrees)
13.5
Gunnery Range (yards)
18850
Gunnery Range (metres)
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Rate of Fire (rds per minute)
2
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
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Torpedo Type MM
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No. Mines
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Torpedo Notes
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References & sources
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