NEW ZEALAND

Fleet

Royal Navy

Ship Type

Battleship

Nickname

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Ship Class

Indefategable

Grouping

2nd Battlecruiser Squadron

Command

Battle-cruiser Fleet

Builder's Yard

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Budget Year

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Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

20.06.1910

Launch Date

01.07.1911

Completed date

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Commission date

19.11.1912

Year laid down

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Year launched

1912

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

New Zealand rammed HMS Australia shortly before Jutland causing the latter to miss the battle and engendering a high degree of hostiity between the crews from that point.

Sister ships

Australia

Eventual Fate

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Jutland result

Shifted fire from Von der Tann to Moltke at 16:23 after Tiger had hit the former. New Zealand was hit at 16:26 by an 11" shell (28 cm) from von der Tann on X turret which was briefly blocked. Straddled by SMS PrinyRegent Luitpold at the start of the Run to the North

Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Captain John F. E. Green (Flying the Flag of Rear-Admiral. William C. Pakenham, C.B., M.V.O.)

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

800

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)

22,130

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

590,3

Length (mtrs)

179.9

Beam (ft)

80

Beam (mtrs)

24.4

Draught (ft)

27

Draught (mtrs)

8.2

Max. Speed (knots)

25

Range (miles)

7,700 at 10kts

Range (kilometres)

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Fuel

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Propulsion

Four shaft Parsons direct drive steam turbines. 31 Babcock and Wilcox boilers giving a 44,000 shp rating.

Armour Main Belt

4" - 6" (102 - 152 mm)

Deck Armour

1" - 2.5" (25 - 64 mm)

Turret Armour IN CM

7" (178 mm)

Conning Tower Armour

4" - 10" (102 - 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 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)

850

Primary Broadside Weight

6,800

Secondary Gun Calibre

BL 4" Mk VII guns

Guns (No.barrels) 2

16

Rounds per secondary

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Other Armament

In March 1915 3" QF 20 cwt added to the QF 6 pdr Hotchkiss AA gun already mounted at the start of the war.

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

A turret was fitted with a 9 foot Barr and Stroud (270 cm) rangefinder. It was situated at the back of the turret roof.

Torpedo Type IN

18"

No. tubes

2

Torpedo Type MM

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No. Mines

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Torpedo Notes

submerged

References & sources

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