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1672:, Royal Navy personnel thoroughly inspected the ship and found much of her equipment to be unserviceable. It appeared to the inspectors that the main battery turrets had not been rotated while the ship was in Soviet service (although pictures exist to disprove this belief), and were jammed on the centreline. She was sold for scrap, the last member of her class to suffer this fate. The ship arrived at
1668:. The Soviet Navy – intending to keep the vessel – had initially sought to avoid sending the ship back, claiming that she was not sufficiently seaworthy to make the voyage back to Britain. After an inspection by a Royal Navy officer, however, the Soviet Navy agreed to return the vessel in January 1949. Upon returning to the
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that ran the length of the ship between the fore and aft barbettes. It was divided into a water-tight empty lower compartment and an upper compartment filled with water-tight "crushing tubes" intended to absorb and distribute the force of an explosion. The space between the tubes was filled with wood
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The gun turrets were protected by 11 to 13 inches (279 to 330 mm) of KC armour, except for the turret roofs which were 4.75–5 inches (121–127 mm) thick. The barbettes ranged in thickness from 6–10 inches (152–254 mm) above the upper deck, but were only 4 to 6 inches thick below it. The
855:-class ships had multiple armoured decks that ranged from 1 to 4 inches (25 to 102 mm) in thickness. The main conning tower had 13 inches of armour on the sides with a 3-inch (76 mm) roof. The torpedo control tower in the rear superstructure had 6 inches of armour protecting it. After the
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remained with the
Atlantic Fleet through 1926. On 4 October 1927, the ship was placed in reserve to effect a major refit. Four new rangefinders and eight searchlights were installed. On 15 May 1929, the refit was finished, and the ship was assigned to the 1st Battle Squadron of the Mediterranean
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Mk I director replaced the high-angle rangefinder on the spotting top. During the 1932 refit two positions for 2-pounder "pom-pom" anti-aircraft directors were added on new platforms abreast and below the fire-control director in the spotting top. In the 1937–1938 refit a HACS Mark III director
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and was tasked with meeting Allied convoys in the Arctic Ocean and escorting them into Kola. The ship itself was poorly winterized before its transfer to the Soviet Navy, and it lacked shipwide heating systems as well as turret lubricants suited for the conditions of the
1194:", which called for a fleet to be formed in Britain to be dispatched to confront a Japanese attack was inherently risky due to the long delay. They argued that a dedicated battle fleet would allow for faster reaction. The plan was abandoned, however, because the new
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forced her to break radio silence to inform the German commander of her condition. Beatty then ordered the Grand Fleet to sea to intercept the
Germans, but he was not able to reach the High Seas Fleet before it turned back for Germany. This was the last time
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and her sisters departed from Addu Atoll early on the morning on 9 April, bound for
Mombasa. Here they remained stationed until September 1943, with the exception of another long period in the dockyard in Philadelphia in late 1942. While
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was sent back to the United States for a major overhaul in
Philadelphia, from March to September 1943. She then returned to the Indian Ocean to resume her patrol duties. In January 1944, she left the Indian Ocean, bound for Britain.
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concurred and stipulated that the Grand Fleet would not sortie unless the German fleet was attempting an invasion of
Britain or there was a strong possibility it could be forced into an engagement under suitable conditions.
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to refuel. While refuelling his ships, Somerville received a report that the
Japanese fleet was approaching Colombo, which they attacked the following day, on 5 April, followed by attacks on Trincomalee on 9 April.
1518:. He intended to ambush Nagumo's fleet in a night action, the only method by which he thought he could achieve a victory. After three days of searching for the Japanese fleet without success, Somerville returned to
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and a destroyer, though his torpedoes had exploded prematurely. Under the impression that they had crippled the battleship, the
Germans launched several submarine attacks on the ship while she was moored in
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in
September. Post-war demobilisation in 1919 saw some 500 men leave the ship while she was in dock. Upon returning to service in late 1919, the ship was assigned to the 1st Battle Squadron of the
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was assigned to the 2nd Battle
Squadron of the Home Fleet. She was assigned to the North Atlantic Escort Force, which was based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was tasked with protecting
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in lieu of war reparations from Italy, as there was concerns about mutiny from sailors in the newly allied country. The ship left
Britain on 17 August 1944 as part of the escort for
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until 2 June 1937, when she was again placed in reserve for a major overhaul. This lasted until 18 February 1938, after which she returned to the 2nd Battle Squadron. In 1939, King
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The Grand Fleet sortied on 18 August 1916 to ambush the High Seas Fleet while it advanced into the southern North Sea, but a series of miscommunications and mistakes during the
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battleships would not begin to enter service until 1941. In the last weeks of August 1939, the Royal Navy began to concentrate in wartime bases as tensions with Germany rose.
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ran aground in the White Sea in late 1947; the extent of damage, if any, is unknown. The Soviet Navy returned the ship to the Royal Navy on 4 February 1949 after the former
1377:. The Admiralty decided in May 1941 to deploy a powerful fleet to be based in Singapore to counter any Japanese attempt to invade Western colonies in Southeast Asia.
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In April 1918, the High Seas Fleet again sortied, to attack British convoys to Norway. They enforced strict wireless silence during the operation, which prevented
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during the operation, prompting Jellicoe to decide to not risk the major units of the fleet south of 55° 30' North due to the prevalence of German submarines and
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guns. During the ship's 1927–28 refit, the shelter deck 6-inch guns were removed and another pair of 4-inch AA guns were added. These were replaced by eight
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and her sisters were not modernised during the interwar period. Only minor alterations to her anti-aircraft battery were effected before the outbreak of the
1461:. The fleet also included seven cruisers and sixteen destroyers. Despite the numerical strength of the Eastern Fleet, many of its units, including the four
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and additional anti-flash equipment was added in the magazines. In 1918 the gun shields for the upper deck 6-inch guns were replaced by armoured casemates.
479:. She was laid down in January 1914 and launched in April 1915; she was completed in May 1916, but was not ready for service in time to participate in the
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class, and so they were not extensively modernised in the inter-war period. The only changes made were augmentations to their anti-aircraft batteries.
1554:, shared a pier with her. During the refit, the ship's deck armour was increased by 2 inches (51 mm) and four of her six-inch guns were removed.
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behind in port due to the inexperience of her crew; causing her to miss the Battle of Jutland the following day. In the months after the engagement,
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on her broadside, though the after pair were removed in 1932. The forward pair were also removed in 1937–1938, during the ship's last prewar refit.
1475:, composed of six carriers and four fast battleships, was significantly stronger than Somerville's Eastern Fleet. As a result, only the modernised
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cut the battleship strength of the Royal Navy from forty ships to fifteen. The remaining active battleships were divided between the Atlantic and
1680:, Scotland, on 18 May to be broken up. The elevation mechanisms from her main battery gun turrets were later reused in the 250-foot (76 m)
2808:
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543:, the ship was withdrawn to eastern Africa to escort convoys. In January 1944, she returned to Britain, and in May the Royal Navy transferred
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and thinned to 4 to 6 inches (102 to 152 mm) towards the ship's ends, but did not reach either the bow or the stern. Above this was a
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1373:. Later that month, she returned to Atlantic convoy duties. These lasted until August 1941, when periodic maintenance was effected in
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anti-aircraft gunnery radars were installed. By September 1943, the Type 284 radar had been replaced by an improved Type 284B and two
650:(12,964 km; 8,055 mi) at a cruising speed of 10 knots (18.5 km/h; 11.5 mph). Her crew numbered 1,240 officers and
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midget submarines to attack the ship, but mechanical difficulties eventually forced the cancellation of the plan. Regardless,
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1598:, which contained thirty-three merchant vessels. Six days later, while still en route, the convoy was attacked by the U-boat
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in July 1940, but her slow speed prevented her from engaging the Italian battleships. By March 1942, she was assigned to the
942:. The ship was launched on 29 April 1915 and commissioned in May 1916. On 30 May 1916, three weeks after her commissioning,
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and destroy his fleet. He therefore divided his fleet into two groups: Force A, which consisted of the two fleet carriers,
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to patrol for German merchant ships that might be attempting to reach Germany. At the outset of war in September 1939,
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4 to 6 inches thick ran at an angle from the ends of the thickest part of the waterline belt to 'A' and 'Y' barbettes.
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and the rest of the fleet escorted his ship halfway across the Atlantic and met it on the return leg of the voyage.
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was the largest ship in the Soviet fleet during the war. While in Soviet service, she was the flagship of Admiral
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1 to 1.5 inches (38 mm) inches thick that ran from the forward to the rear magazines. During her 1921 refit,
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and the rest of the Grand Fleet would go to sea for the remainder of the war. On 21 November 1918, following the
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1283:, she underwent a short refit. In May 1940, she moved to the Mediterranean Fleet. There she was based in
1021:, the entire Grand Fleet left port to escort the surrendered German fleet into internment at Scapa Flow.
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replaced the Mk I in the spotting top and another was added to the torpedo-control tower aft. By 1942, a
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displacing 29,970 long tons (30,451 t) and armed with eight 15-inch (381 mm) guns in four twin-
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and her four sisters to Asia to counter Japanese expansionism. They reasoned that the then established "
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was quickly made ready for service with the fleet to further increase the numerical superiority of the
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were assigned to the force. The unit was to have been assembled in Singapore by March 1942, though
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until the end of the war. The Soviets returned the ship in 1949, after which she was broken up for
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escorted two convoys from Alexandria to Malta. On 28 June, aerial reconnaissance located Italian
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was sent to the naval base in Scapa Flow. On 30 May 1944 she was transferred on loan to the
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left the ship on 21 June 1919 to conduct exercises. The ship meanwhile went into drydock at
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prompted the Royal Navy to deploy a force to the eastern Mediterranean. In April 1920,
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prevented Jellicoe from intercepting the German fleet before it returned to port. Two
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of armour 6 inches thick that extended between 'A' and 'X' barbettes. Transverse
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of 27,790 long tons (28,236 t) and displaced 31,130 long tons (31,630 t) at
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on 18 July, but her slow speed prevented her from engaging the Italian battleships.
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could launch. In 1932 the platforms were removed from the turrets and a trainable
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were kept away from combat to escort convoys in the Indian Ocean.
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off Greece. In 1935, the ship returned to Britain for the Jubilee
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of 33 feet 7 inches (10 m). She had a designed
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reached the theatre earlier. At the beginning of March 1942,
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and her sisters, however, were smaller and slower than the
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777:, protected by an armoured hood, and the other was in the
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ordered the Grand Fleet to sea. Jellicoe purposely left
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was moored in Philadelphia, the American light cruiser
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of 88 feet 6 inches (27.0 m) and a deep
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steamed to Invergordon, where she joined her sisters
911:. The catapult and crane were removed by March 1937.
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on 1 March, bound for Australia. The convoy reached
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class were rotated through extensive modernisation.
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706:. Her anti-aircraft armament consisted of two
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813:radars had been fitted for the "pom-poms".
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1309:. On 25–27 June, she and her sister ship
1267:was assigned to a screening force in the
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1550:, a badly-damaged veteran of the
1348:bore the brunt of the action, as
1230:. By 31 August, the force joined
1104:Fleet. The squadron consisted of
769:fitted with 15-foot (4.6 m)
666:The ship was equipped with eight
658:cost £2,570,504 upon completion.
426:: 11–13 in (279–330 mm)
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1457:and her sisters; the fifth was
1328:took the 7th Cruiser Squadron.
1305:, under the command of Admiral
1064:. While in the Ottoman capital
757:
738:were added in 1932 abreast the
432:: 3–11 in (76–279 mm)
3676:Battleships of the Soviet Navy
2576:The Royal Navy in World War II
2538:A Naval History of World War I
2402:British Battleships, 1919–1939
1781:
1772:
1763:
1754:
1745:
1707:"Cwt" is the abbreviation for
1701:
1664:was transferred to the Soviet
1439:By the end of March 1942, the
1422:without incident on 15 March.
1279:to Britain. Upon returning to
1179:made a state visit to Canada;
1080:. Among those refugees aboard
688:BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XII
566:
414:: 1–4 in (25–102 mm)
1:
2598:British Battleships 1939–45:
2374:
2242:Gardiner & Chesneau, p. 8
2233:Connell & Mack, pp. 88–89
816:
391:21-inch (533 mm) torpedo
2686:McLaughlin, Stephen (2003).
2383:Soviet Navy at War 1941–1945
2381:Budzbon, Przemyslaw (1989).
1718:
1694:
1582:After returning to Britain,
1563:Service with the Soviet Navy
773:. One was mounted above the
727:guns in twin turrets during
721:QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk V
646:). She had a range of 7,000
624:Babcock & Wilcox boilers
307:Babcock & Wilcox boilers
7:
2894:. Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI.
2746:Paterson, Lawrence (2006).
2729:Struggle for the Middle Sea
2727:O'Hara, Vincent P. (2009).
1859:Raven & Roberts, p. 166
1850:Raven & Roberts, p. 177
1808:Raven & Roberts, p. 176
1760:Raven & Roberts, p. 140
1604:. The submarine's captain,
882:
831:consisted of face-hardened
661:
333:(43 km/h; 26 mph)
10:
3702:
2671:. New York: Random House.
1889:Raven & Roberts, p. 44
1877:Raven & Roberts, p. 36
1868:Burt 1986, pp. 272–73, 276
1817:Raven & Roberts, p. 33
1500:raid into the Indian Ocean
1236:, the flagship of Admiral
1060:steamed to the region via
672:15-inch (381 mm) Mk I
615:. She was powered by four
570:
408:: 13 in (330 mm)
18:
3651:Ships built in Portsmouth
3646:Revenge-class battleships
3544:
3441:
3408:
3376:
3356:
3312:
3196:
3134:
3114:
3080:
3070:Soviet naval ship classes
3023:
2992:
2949:
1530:and her three sisters to
1483:, her three sisters, and
887:The ship was fitted with
487:for the remainder of the
438:: 6 in (152 mm)
228:
49:
30:
2852:Battleships at War: HMS
2574:Jackson, Robert (1997).
2555:Jackson, Ashley (2006).
1552:Battle of Cape Esperance
1492:Far East Combined Bureau
801:surface-search radar, a
634:) and a top speed of 21
573:Revenge-class battleship
3620:Completed after the war
2765:Plowman, Peter (2003).
2623:Levy, James P. (2003).
1259:at anchor in Scapa Flow
1240:, the commander of the
1171:. The ship served as a
1093:Washington Naval Treaty
1033:detachment assigned to
940:HM Dockyard, Portsmouth
893:reconnaissance aircraft
765:was completed with two
588:as she appeared in 1916
525:was present during the
83:HM Dockyard, Portsmouth
2495:Daniel, R. J. (2003).
2018:Smith, pp. 20–21
1579:
1502:to attack Colombo and
1436:
1260:
1143:, followed by a fleet
1084:was a princess of the
1076:fleeing the Communist
927:
805:gunnery radar and two
767:fire-control directors
589:
2890:Ships of World War II
2767:Across The Sea To War
2299:Paterson, pp. 154–156
2281:Paterson, pp. 153–154
1751:Burt 1986, pp. 274–76
1570:
1428:
1287:with the battleships
1255:
922:
899:was installed on her
833:Krupp cemented armour
797:air warning radar, a
690:guns were mounted in
580:
365:15-inch (381 mm)
2856:and Her Sister Ships
2419:Burt, R. A. (1986).
2400:Burt, R. A. (2012).
2009:O'Hara et al., p. 96
1943:Halpern, pp. 418–420
1925:Halpern, pp. 330–331
1097:Mediterranean Fleets
1054:and her sister ship
981:were sunk by German
889:flying-off platforms
736:2-pounder "pom-poms"
682:fore and aft of the
551:, which renamed her
537:by Admiral Nagumo's
372:6-inch (152 mm)
3410:Motor torpedo boats
2886:Ward, John (2000).
2103:Grove et al., p. 35
975:action of 19 August
874:was fitted with an
744:20 mm Oerlikon
493:Mediterranean Fleet
379:3-inch (76 mm)
124:Transferred to the
21:HMS Royal Sovereign
2943:-class battleships
2706:O'Hara, Vincent P.
2341:McLaughlin, p. 418
2251:Konstam, pp. 37–38
1606:Hans-Günther Lange
1580:
1437:
1342:Battle of Calabria
1261:
1192:Singapore strategy
1159:. In August 1935,
928:
876:anti-torpedo bulge
674:guns in four twin
590:
527:Battle of Calabria
3633:
3632:
3036:
3035:
2865:978-1-84415-982-6
2738:978-1-59114-648-3
2719:978-1-59114-646-9
2678:978-0-679-45671-1
2663:Massie, Robert K.
2615:978-1-84603-388-9
2411:978-1-59114-052-8
2368:Lovell, pp. 77–80
2359:Daniel, pp. 98–99
1898:Burt 1986, p. 280
1841:Burt 2012, p. 157
1829:Burt 1986, p. 282
1769:Burt 1986, p. 284
1742:Burt 1986, p. 277
1730:Burt 2012, p. 156
1670:Rosyth naval base
1578:in Soviet service
1375:Norfolk, Virginia
1307:Andrew Cunningham
868:torpedo bulkheads
857:Battle of Jutland
781:above the tripod
708:quick-firing (QF)
680:superfiring pairs
535:Indian Ocean raid
481:Battle of Jutland
444:
443:
3693:
3303:Regele Ferdinand
3159:Admiral Nakhimov
3063:
3056:
3049:
3040:
3039:
2933:
2926:
2919:
2910:
2909:
2905:
2893:
2882:
2869:
2843:
2821:
2802:
2780:
2761:
2742:
2723:
2701:
2682:
2658:
2638:
2619:
2589:
2570:
2551:
2534:Halpern, Paul G.
2529:
2510:
2491:
2472:
2453:
2434:
2415:
2396:
2369:
2366:
2360:
2357:
2351:
2348:
2342:
2339:
2330:
2327:
2321:
2318:
2312:
2309:
2300:
2297:
2291:
2288:
2282:
2279:
2270:
2269:Paterson, p. 153
2267:
2261:
2258:
2252:
2249:
2243:
2240:
2234:
2231:
2225:
2218:
2212:
2205:
2199:
2192:
2183:
2180:
2174:
2171:
2162:
2159:
2153:
2150:
2144:
2141:
2135:
2128:
2122:
2119:
2113:
2110:
2104:
2101:
2095:
2092:
2081:
2078:
2072:
2065:
2059:
2056:
2050:
2043:
2037:
2034:
2028:
2025:
2019:
2016:
2010:
2007:
2001:
2000:Castillo, p. 132
1998:
1992:
1989:
1983:
1980:
1974:
1971:
1965:
1962:
1953:
1950:
1944:
1941:
1935:
1932:
1926:
1923:
1917:
1914:
1908:
1905:
1899:
1896:
1890:
1887:
1878:
1875:
1869:
1866:
1860:
1857:
1851:
1848:
1842:
1839:
1830:
1827:
1818:
1815:
1809:
1806:
1800:
1797:
1788:
1785:
1779:
1776:
1770:
1767:
1761:
1758:
1752:
1749:
1743:
1740:
1731:
1728:
1712:
1705:
1676:'s scrapyard at
1645:Gordey Levchenko
1631:by the time the
1445:James Somerville
1432:underway in the
1381:and her sisters
1370:Galileo Ferraris
1248:Second World War
1167:of Rear Admiral
1025:Inter-war period
966:over the German
826:
733:
725:QF 4-inch Mk XVI
628:shaft horsepower
581:Illustration of
515:Second World War
302:(30,000 kW)
195:
192:
191:
190:
155:
150:
149:
148:
64:
61:
60:
59:
44:, September 1943
35:
28:
27:
3701:
3700:
3696:
3695:
3694:
3692:
3691:
3690:
3636:
3635:
3634:
3629:
3587:Surrendered by
3540:
3437:
3404:
3372:
3352:
3308:
3192:
3130:
3110:
3076:
3067:
3037:
3032:
3019:
2999:Queen Elizabeth
2988:
2962:Royal Sovereign
2945:
2937:
2902:
2866:
2854:Royal Sovereign
2848:Smith, Peter C.
2840:
2818:
2799:
2785:Preston, Antony
2777:
2758:
2739:
2720:
2698:
2679:
2643:Lovell, Bernard
2635:
2616:
2604:Royal Sovereign
2600:Queen Elizabeth
2586:
2567:
2548:
2526:
2507:
2488:
2469:
2450:
2431:
2412:
2393:
2377:
2372:
2367:
2363:
2358:
2354:
2349:
2345:
2340:
2333:
2328:
2324:
2319:
2315:
2310:
2303:
2298:
2294:
2289:
2285:
2280:
2273:
2268:
2264:
2259:
2255:
2250:
2246:
2241:
2237:
2232:
2228:
2219:
2215:
2206:
2202:
2193:
2186:
2181:
2177:
2173:Plowman, p. 348
2172:
2165:
2161:Plowman, p. 312
2160:
2156:
2151:
2147:
2142:
2138:
2129:
2125:
2120:
2116:
2111:
2107:
2102:
2098:
2093:
2084:
2079:
2075:
2066:
2062:
2057:
2053:
2044:
2040:
2035:
2031:
2026:
2022:
2017:
2013:
2008:
2004:
1999:
1995:
1990:
1986:
1981:
1977:
1972:
1968:
1963:
1956:
1951:
1947:
1942:
1938:
1934:Halpern, p. 332
1933:
1929:
1924:
1920:
1915:
1911:
1906:
1902:
1897:
1893:
1888:
1881:
1876:
1872:
1867:
1863:
1858:
1854:
1849:
1845:
1840:
1833:
1828:
1821:
1816:
1812:
1807:
1803:
1798:
1791:
1786:
1782:
1777:
1773:
1768:
1764:
1759:
1755:
1750:
1746:
1741:
1734:
1729:
1725:
1721:
1716:
1715:
1706:
1702:
1697:
1685:radio telescope
1666:Black Sea Fleet
1584:Royal Sovereign
1572:Royal Sovereign
1565:
1556:Royal Sovereign
1541:Royal Sovereign
1536:Royal Sovereign
1528:Royal Sovereign
1512:Royal Sovereign
1481:Royal Sovereign
1455:Royal Sovereign
1430:Royal Sovereign
1399:Royal Sovereign
1395:Royal Sovereign
1379:Royal Sovereign
1365:Royal Sovereign
1356:lagged behind.
1350:Royal Sovereign
1334:Royal Sovereign
1330:Royal Sovereign
1273:Royal Sovereign
1265:Royal Sovereign
1257:Royal Sovereign
1250:
1203:Royal Sovereign
1188:Royal Sovereign
1181:Royal Sovereign
1173:training vessel
1161:Royal Sovereign
1134:Queen Elizabeth
1130:Royal Sovereign
1126:Queen Elizabeth
1121:Queen Elizabeth
1106:Royal Sovereign
1101:Royal Sovereign
1082:Royal Sovereign
1070:Royal Sovereign
1052:Royal Sovereign
1035:Royal Sovereign
1027:
1015:Royal Sovereign
968:High Seas Fleet
960:Royal Sovereign
956:Royal Sovereign
946:was present in
944:Royal Sovereign
936:Royal Sovereign
933:
931:First World War
924:Royal Sovereign
917:
915:Service history
903:, along with a
885:
872:Royal Sovereign
824:
822:Royal Sovereign
819:
763:Royal Sovereign
760:
748:Royal Sovereign
731:
729:Royal Sovereign
664:
656:Royal Sovereign
593:Royal Sovereign
575:
569:
545:Royal Sovereign
523:Royal Sovereign
511:Royal Sovereign
505:Queen Elizabeth
489:First World War
465:Royal Sovereign
463:(also known as
449:Royal Sovereign
293:Installed power
212:Royal Sovereign
193:
188:
186:
151:
146:
144:
100:15 January 1914
73:Royal Sovereign
62:
57:
55:
45:
38:Royal Sovereign
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3699:
3689:
3688:
3683:
3678:
3673:
3668:
3663:
3658:
3653:
3648:
3631:
3630:
3628:
3627:
3624:
3621:
3618:
3615:
3612:
3609:
3603:
3600:
3594:
3591:
3585:
3582:
3576:
3573:
3567:
3564:
3558:
3555:
3553:United Kingdom
3549:
3545:
3542:
3541:
3539:
3538:
3533:
3528:
3523:
3516:
3509:
3502:
3495:
3488:
3483:
3478:
3473:
3468:
3463:
3458:
3453:
3447:
3445:
3439:
3438:
3436:
3435:
3430:
3425:
3420:
3414:
3412:
3406:
3405:
3403:
3402:
3397:
3390:
3382:
3380:
3374:
3373:
3371:
3370:
3362:
3360:
3354:
3353:
3351:
3350:
3343:
3338:
3331:
3324:
3318:
3316:
3310:
3309:
3307:
3306:
3299:
3292:
3287:
3280:
3273:
3266:
3259:
3252:
3245:
3238:
3231:
3224:
3217:
3210:
3202:
3200:
3194:
3193:
3191:
3190:
3183:
3176:
3173:Admiral Hipper
3169:
3162:
3155:
3148:
3140:
3138:
3132:
3131:
3129:
3128:
3120:
3118:
3116:Battlecruisers
3112:
3111:
3109:
3108:
3105:Sovetsky Soyuz
3101:
3094:
3086:
3084:
3078:
3077:
3066:
3065:
3058:
3051:
3043:
3034:
3033:
3031:
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3024:
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3018:
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2993:
2990:
2989:
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2986:
2979:
2972:
2965:
2958:
2950:
2947:
2946:
2936:
2935:
2928:
2921:
2913:
2907:
2906:
2900:
2883:
2877:(in Russian).
2870:
2864:
2844:
2838:
2826:Rohwer, Jürgen
2822:
2816:
2803:
2797:
2781:
2775:
2762:
2756:
2743:
2737:
2724:
2718:
2702:
2696:
2683:
2677:
2659:
2639:
2633:
2620:
2614:
2594:Konstam, Angus
2590:
2584:
2571:
2565:
2552:
2546:
2530:
2524:
2511:
2505:
2492:
2486:
2473:
2467:
2454:
2448:
2435:
2429:
2416:
2410:
2397:
2391:
2376:
2373:
2371:
2370:
2361:
2352:
2350:Vasilev, p. 54
2343:
2331:
2329:Vasilev, p. 63
2322:
2313:
2301:
2292:
2290:Rohwer, p. 350
2283:
2271:
2262:
2260:Konstam, p. 38
2253:
2244:
2235:
2226:
2222:British Empire
2213:
2209:British Empire
2200:
2196:British Empire
2184:
2182:Rohwer, p. 148
2175:
2163:
2154:
2145:
2136:
2123:
2114:
2105:
2096:
2094:Konstam, p. 37
2082:
2073:
2060:
2051:
2047:British Empire
2038:
2029:
2020:
2011:
2002:
1993:
1984:
1975:
1966:
1954:
1945:
1936:
1927:
1918:
1916:Massie, p. 665
1909:
1907:Massie, p. 576
1900:
1891:
1879:
1870:
1861:
1852:
1843:
1831:
1819:
1810:
1801:
1799:Preston, p. 35
1789:
1787:Konstam, p. 29
1780:
1771:
1762:
1753:
1744:
1732:
1722:
1720:
1717:
1714:
1713:
1699:
1698:
1696:
1693:
1650:Arctic convoys
1564:
1561:
1496:Bletchley Park
1494:, a branch of
1467:Chūichi Nagumo
1249:
1246:
1238:Charles Forbes
1169:Charles Ramsey
1108:, her sisters
1066:Constantinople
1048:Ottoman Empire
1044:Atlantic Fleet
1026:
1023:
979:light cruisers
932:
929:
916:
913:
884:
881:
829:waterline belt
818:
815:
788:About 1931, a
759:
756:
698:of the vessel
684:superstructure
668:breech-loading
663:
660:
648:nautical miles
620:steam turbines
597:length overall
571:Main article:
568:
565:
454:pennant number
442:
441:
440:
439:
433:
427:
421:
415:
409:
406:Waterline belt
401:
397:
396:
395:
394:
387:
384:
375:
368:
359:
355:
354:
351:
347:
346:
339:
335:
334:
327:
323:
322:
320:steam turbines
316:
312:
311:
310:
309:
303:
294:
290:
289:
286:
282:
281:
278:
274:
273:
270:
266:
265:
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256:
251:
247:
246:
235:
234:Class and type
231:
230:
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219:
215:
214:
209:
205:
204:
201:
197:
196:
194:United Kingdom
183:
182:
179:
175:
174:
169:
165:
164:
161:
157:
156:
141:
140:
137:Pennant number
134:
133:Identification
130:
129:
122:
121:Out of service
118:
117:
114:
110:
109:
106:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
90:
86:
85:
80:
76:
75:
70:
66:
65:
63:United Kingdom
52:
51:
47:
46:
36:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3698:
3687:
3684:
3682:
3679:
3677:
3674:
3672:
3669:
3667:
3664:
3662:
3659:
3657:
3654:
3652:
3649:
3647:
3644:
3643:
3641:
3625:
3622:
3619:
3616:
3613:
3610:
3608:
3604:
3601:
3599:
3595:
3592:
3590:
3586:
3583:
3581:
3577:
3574:
3572:
3568:
3565:
3563:
3562:United States
3559:
3556:
3554:
3550:
3547:
3546:
3543:
3537:
3534:
3532:
3529:
3527:
3524:
3522:
3521:
3517:
3515:
3514:
3510:
3508:
3507:
3503:
3501:
3500:
3496:
3494:
3493:
3489:
3487:
3484:
3482:
3479:
3477:
3474:
3472:
3469:
3467:
3464:
3462:
3459:
3457:
3454:
3452:
3449:
3448:
3446:
3444:
3440:
3434:
3431:
3429:
3426:
3424:
3421:
3419:
3416:
3415:
3413:
3411:
3407:
3401:
3398:
3396:
3395:
3391:
3389:
3388:
3384:
3383:
3381:
3379:
3375:
3369:
3368:
3364:
3363:
3361:
3359:
3355:
3349:
3348:
3344:
3342:
3339:
3337:
3336:
3332:
3330:
3329:
3325:
3323:
3320:
3319:
3317:
3315:
3311:
3305:
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1704:
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1686:
1683:
1679:
1678:Inverkeithing
1675:
1674:Thos. W. Ward
1671:
1667:
1663:
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1661:Giulio Cesare
1657:
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1435:
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1423:
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1220:
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1197:King George V
1193:
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1071:
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1031:Royal Marines
1022:
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494:
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2099:
2076:
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2063:
2058:Smith, p. 28
2054:
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2036:Smith, p. 27
2032:
2027:Smith, p. 23
2023:
2014:
2005:
1996:
1991:Smith, p. 17
1987:
1982:Smith, p. 14
1978:
1973:Smith, p. 13
1969:
1964:Smith, p. 12
1952:Smith, p. 10
1948:
1939:
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1921:
1912:
1903:
1894:
1873:
1864:
1855:
1846:
1813:
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1783:
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1689:Jodrell Bank
1660:
1655:
1654:
1640:
1632:
1624:
1619:
1609:
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1596:Convoy JW 59
1591:
1583:
1581:
1575:
1571:
1555:
1546:
1540:
1535:
1527:
1525:
1515:
1511:
1507:
1489:
1484:
1480:
1476:
1470:
1469:'s powerful
1462:
1458:
1454:
1449:
1438:
1434:Indian Ocean
1429:
1406:
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1390:
1386:
1382:
1378:
1369:
1364:
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1211:
1206:
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1196:
1187:
1185:
1180:
1160:
1153:Fleet Review
1149:Navarino Bay
1138:
1133:
1129:
1125:
1120:
1114:
1109:
1105:
1100:
1090:
1081:
1069:
1056:
1051:
1034:
1028:
1014:
1008:
1003:David Beatty
996:
972:
959:
955:
943:
935:
934:
923:
886:
879:and cement.
871:
865:
852:
849:
821:
820:
787:
779:spotting top
771:rangefinders
762:
761:
758:Fire control
747:
728:
718:
665:
655:
642:; 24.2
609:displacement
592:
591:
584:
552:
544:
538:
522:
510:
504:
501:
464:
458:
448:
446:
445:
370:14 × single
353:1,240 (1921)
318:4 shafts; 4
298:40,000
250:Displacement
238:
211:
203:January 1949
171:
160:Commissioned
153:Soviet Union
72:
42:Philadelphia
37:
25:
3614:Single ship
3314:Guard ships
3263:Storozhevoy
3082:Battleships
2320:Ward, p. 44
2134:, pp. 45–46
2080:Levy, p. 22
1656:Arkhangelsk
1641:Arkhangelsk
1625:Arkhangelsk
1610:Arkhangelsk
1592:Arkhangelsk
1588:Soviet Navy
1576:Arkhangelsk
1504:Trincomalee
1039:Invergordon
964:Grand Fleet
901:quarterdeck
704:gun shields
676:gun turrets
638:(38.9
567:Description
553:Arkhangelsk
549:Soviet Navy
502:Unlike the
485:Grand Fleet
477:gun turrets
424:Gun turrets
377:2 × single
341:7,000
172:Arkhangelsk
163:30 May 1944
126:Soviet Navy
3656:1915 ships
3640:Categories
3560:Loan from
3551:Loan from
3443:Submarines
3358:Minelayers
3198:Destroyers
3125:Kronshtadt
2976:Resolution
2375:References
2132:Royal Navy
2069:Royal Navy
1520:Addu Atoll
1472:Kido Butai
1412:troopships
1391:Resolution
1326:John Tovey
1324:; Admiral
1318:destroyers
1285:Alexandria
1242:Home Fleet
1221:, and the
1207:Resolution
1110:Resolution
1057:Resolution
948:Scapa Flow
817:Protection
694:along the
540:Kido Butai
519:Home Fleet
473:Royal Navy
469:battleship
456:05) was a
315:Propulsion
244:battleship
92:£2,570,504
3626:Cancelled
3605:Formerly
3596:Formerly
3520:Marsuinul
3394:Admirable
3242:Leningrad
2983:Royal Oak
2969:Ramillies
1719:Citations
1695:Footnotes
1629:White Sea
1545:USS
1420:Fremantle
1387:Ramillies
1322:Zakynthos
1313:Ramillies
1311:HMS
1212:Royal Oak
1177:George VI
1155:for King
1091:The 1922
1086:Galitzine
1019:Armistice
1007:SMS
991:Admiralty
861:magazines
845:bulkheads
837:barbettes
700:amidships
696:broadside
692:casemates
678:, in two
654:in 1921.
613:deep load
583:HMS
436:Bulkheads
418:Barbettes
363:4 × twin
260:deep load
113:Completed
97:Laid down
3598:Estonian
3513:Rechinul
3506:Delfinul
3433:PT boats
3249:Tashkent
3235:Fidonisy
3228:Izyaslav
3187:Chapayev
3152:Svetlana
3136:Cruisers
3016:(actual)
3007:N3 class
2881:: 48–65.
2850:(2009).
2828:(2005).
2665:(2003).
2645:(1967).
2596:(2009).
2536:(1995).
2224:, p. 299
2220:Jackson
2207:Jackson
2198:, p. 293
2194:Jackson
2130:Jackson
2067:Jackson
2049:, p. 288
2045:Jackson
1637:Polyarny
1508:Warspite
1477:Warspite
1459:Warspite
1407:Cornwall
1346:Warspite
1290:Warspite
1281:Plymouth
1165:flagship
1157:George V
1088:family.
1078:Red Army
909:seaplane
897:catapult
883:Aircraft
811:Type 282
807:Type 285
803:Type 284
799:Type 273
795:Type 279
783:foremast
662:Armament
358:Armament
222:Scrapped
200:Acquired
116:May 1916
105:Launched
3607:Latvian
3589:Romania
3571:Germany
3335:Yastreb
3296:Mărăşti
3284:Ognevoy
3145:Bogatyr
3098:Revenge
2955:Revenge
2941:Revenge
2606:Classes
2071:, p. 11
1532:Mombasa
1463:Revenge
1416:Colombo
1383:Revenge
1361:Red Sea
1302:Valiant
1277:convoys
1227:Repulse
1145:regatta
1115:Revenge
999:Room 40
983:U-boats
853:Revenge
714:AA guns
652:ratings
617:Parsons
605:draught
585:Revenge
547:to the
471:of the
459:Revenge
382:AA guns
285:Draught
239:Revenge
208:Renamed
168:Renamed
79:Builder
50:History
3486:A (AG)
3347:Tacoma
3328:Uragan
3270:Opytny
3256:Gnevny
3214:Derzky
3091:Gangut
3012:Nelson
2898:
2875:Gangut
2862:
2836:
2814:
2795:
2773:
2754:
2735:
2716:
2694:
2675:
2655:529639
2653:
2631:
2612:
2582:
2563:
2544:
2522:
2503:
2484:
2465:
2446:
2427:
2408:
2389:
1682:Mark I
1516:Hermes
1485:Hermes
1450:Hermes
1401:, the
1389:, and
1354:Malaya
1338:Malaya
1299:, and
1296:Malaya
1233:Nelson
1218:Rodney
1199:-class
1118:, and
1009:Moltke
989:. The
841:strake
740:funnel
595:had a
507:-class
461:-class
400:Armour
269:Length
241:-class
224:, 1949
3580:Italy
3499:Ronis
3492:Kalev
3387:Fugas
3367:Marti
3221:Orfey
3207:Novik
3180:Kirov
3166:Omaha
3014:class
3001:class
1633:Biber
1620:Biber
1601:U-711
1547:Boise
1062:Malta
987:mines
905:crane
825:'
732:'
670:(BL)
636:knots
561:scrap
497:Malta
393:tubes
338:Range
331:knots
326:Speed
3461:Shch
3418:Sh-4
3290:Town
3277:Kiev
2896:ISBN
2860:ISBN
2834:ISBN
2812:ISBN
2793:ISBN
2771:ISBN
2752:ISBN
2733:ISBN
2714:ISBN
2692:ISBN
2673:ISBN
2651:OCLC
2629:ISBN
2610:ISBN
2602:and
2580:ISBN
2561:ISBN
2542:ISBN
2520:ISBN
2501:ISBN
2482:ISBN
2463:ISBN
2444:ISBN
2425:ISBN
2406:ISBN
2387:ISBN
1615:Kola
1352:and
1336:and
1320:off
1209:and
1112:and
1029:The
640:km/h
601:beam
557:Kola
447:HMS
412:Deck
389:4 ×
374:guns
367:guns
350:Crew
277:Beam
218:Fate
178:Fate
139:: 05
89:Cost
69:Name
3423:G-5
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