Fleet
Royal Navy
Ship Type
Battleship
Nickname
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Ship Class
Queen Elizabeth
Grouping
5th Battle Squadron
Command
Battle-cruiser Fleet (temporarily)
Builder's Yard
Amrstrong Whitworth
Budget Year
1913 Estimates
Construction Notes
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Date Laid Down
20.10.1913
Launch Date
18.03.1915
Completed date
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Commission date
01.02.1916
Year laid down
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Year launched
1916
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
Queen Elizabeth, Barham, Valiant, Warspite
Eventual Fate
Scrapped
Jutland result
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Ready for action after dock repairs
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Commander
Captain The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle, C.B., M.V.O.
Noteable Officers
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Crew complement
1,214 - 1,300
Officers
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Ratings
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Killed
63
Wounded
68
Prisoners
131
Displacement full Load (tons)
33,020
Artefacts Data
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Ship's Model
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Length (ft)
645,9
Length (mtrs)
196.8
Beam (ft)
90,6
Beam (mtrs)
27.5
Draught (ft)
29,10
Draught (mtrs)
9
Max. Speed (knots)
24-25
Range (miles)
4,400
Range (kilometres)
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Fuel
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Propulsion
Parsons direct drive steam turbines, 24 boilers, 4 shafts. Rated at 56,600 shp
Armour Main Belt
13" - 6
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 Table Mk 1V, Dreyer Turret Control Table
Fire Control - Clock
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Primary Gun calibre
15" BL Mk 1 guns
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
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Primary shell Weight (inches or cm)
1,920
Primary Broadside Weight
15,360
Secondary Gun Calibre
6" BL Mk XII guns
Guns (No.barrels) 2
14
Rounds per secondary
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Other Armament
Two single QF 3+ 20 cwt AA, Two single 3 pdr saluting guns (47 mm)
Elevation (degrees)
20
Gunnery Range (yards)
24,400
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" (530 mm)
No. tubes
4
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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