MALAYA

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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