| HMS Queen Elizabeth Battleship |
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| HMS Queen Elizabeth Battleship |
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| Country:
UK |
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Type: Battleship |
| Service:
1915 - 1948 |
| Laid down: 21 October 1912 |
| Launched: 16 October 1913 |
| Commissioned: 1915 |
| Decommissioned: 1948 |
| Struck: 7 July 1948 |
| Fate: Scrapped March 1948 |
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The Queen Elizabeth class battleships were a class of five super-dreadnoughts of the Royal Navy. These battleships were superior in firepower, protection and speed to their Royal Navy predecessors as well as comtemporary designs elsewhere. They are generally considered the first fast battleships.
HMS Queen Elizabeth (00) was the lead ship of her class of battleships. She was launched on 16 October 1913 at Portsmouth, Hampshire, and entered service in January 1915 during World War I. She became the flagship for the preliminary naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign. Between the wars she was the flagship of the Atlantic Fleet from 1919 to 1924. During World War II, she was part of the Mediterranean Fleet until 1944. HMS Queen Elizabeth was then sent to the Pacific, taking part in raids on Japanese bases in Indonesia. She returned to Britain in July 1945 and was sold for scrap in March 1948.
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| Displacement: |
As built: 33,020 tons deep |
| Length: |
640 ft 10.5 in (195.34 m) (overall)
646 ft 1 in (196.9 m) (with stern-walk fitted)
601 ft 4.5 in (183.30 m) (waterline) |
| Beam: |
90 feet 6 inches |
| Draught: |
30 feet 6 inches“30 feet 11.5 inches (mean)
33 feet 10 inches“34 feet 2.5 inches (deep) |
| Propulsion: |
24 x boilers at 285 psi maximum pressure
4 x direct drive turbines
4 x shafts
75,000 shp at 300 rpm
2 x oil driven 450 kW dynamos
2 x turbine driven 200 Kw dynamos
1 x reciprocating engine driven 200 kW dynamo added shortly after commissioning |
| Speed: |
24 knots (design) |
| Endurance: |
8,600 nmi (16,000 km) at 12.5 knots (23 km/h)
3,900 nmi (7,200 km) at 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Capacity: |
3,300 tons of oil
100 tons of coal |
| Complement: |
950 - 1300 |
| Armament: |
As built:
4 x twin Mk I 15-inch guns
12 x single Mk XII 6-inch guns
2 x single 3-inch high-angle guns
4 x single 3-pdr (47 mm) saluting guns
4 x 21-inch submerged torpedo tubes |
| Armour: |
As built armour:
Belt: 13 inch tapering to 6 inch forward and 4 inch aft
Upper belt: 6 inches
Bulkheads: 6 inch and 4 inch forward; 6 in ch and 4 inch aft
15 inch Turrets: 11 inch sides; 13 inch faces; 4.25 inch top
Barbettes: 10 to 7 inches above belt; 6 to 4 inches below belt
6 inch guns: 6 inch
Conning tower: 11 inch side; 3 inch roof; 4 inch revolving hood
Conning tower tube: 6 inches to upper deck; 4 inches below
Torpedo conning tower: 6 inch
Torpedo conning tower tube: 4 inches to upper deck
As built protective plate:
Vertical:
Torpedo bulkheads: 1 inch + 1 inch
Magazine-end bulkheads: 1 inch + 1 inch (extra 1 inch layer added after Battle of Jutland)
Funnel uptakes: 1.5 inches
Horizontal:
Forecastle: 1 inch over 6 inch battery
Upperdeck 2 to 1.25 inches from A-Y barbettes
Main deck: 1.25 inches at forward and aft ends
Middle deck: 1 inch (2 inches after Battle of Jutland)
Lower deck: 3 inches at extreme ends; 2.25 inches over steering gear; 1 inch forward |
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