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to list badly to port, and at 19:45 she sank after a running action lasting ten-and-a-half hours from the first, taking with her over 1,700 men. Following her sinking, and the retreat of most of the other German heavy units from Norway, the need to maintain powerful forces in
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guns which were mounted in eight twin turrets. The maximum range of the Mk I guns was 24,070 yd (22,009.6 m) at a 45-degree elevation, the anti-aircraft ceiling was 49,000 ft (14,935.2 m). The guns could be elevated to 70 degrees and depressed to 5 degrees. The normal rate of fire
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s were being designed, the main armament of the class was limited to the 14 in (356 mm) guns. They were the only battleships built at that time to adhere to the treaty and even though it soon became apparent to the
British that the other signatories to the treaty were ignoring its
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and two armoured ships also in
Norwegian fjords, it was necessary for the Royal Navy to provide heavy escorts for convoys between Britain and Russia. One of these was sighted by the Germans in early December 1943, and Allied intelligence concluded that the following convoy,
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battleships had their steam plant specifications revised during the building phase, and as built the ships actually produced 110,000 shp (82,000 kW) at 230 rpm, and were designed for an overload power of 125,000 shp (93,000 kW), which was exceeded in
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varied. Turret "A" was able to traverse 286 degrees, while turrets "B" and "Y" could both move through 270 degrees. Hydraulic drives were used in the training and elevating process, achieving rates of two and eight degrees per second, respectively. A full gun
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sailed for Hong Kong, to join the fleet that assembled there to accept the surrender of the
Japanese garrison. She was the flagship of the British Pacific Fleet when the Japanese surrendered, and remained so until June 1946, when she returned to
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was flagship of the Home Fleet following the end of the war and remained in active service until April 1949. She was laid up in
November 1951, and on 18 May 1957, she was ordered scrapped. She was broken up by Shipbreaking Industries, Ltd., in
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of the foremast without exploding. At 16:55 a 14-inch (356 mm) shell silenced turrets Anton and Bruno, but
Scharnhorst maintained speed so that by 18:24 the range had opened to 21,400 yards (19,600 m), when
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came under air attack by
Italian aircraft on several occasions, but the raids were relatively small scale and were swiftly dealt with by the "umbrella" provided by the aircraft from the accompanying carriers
1314:, would be attacked by the German surface ships. Two surface forces were assigned to provide distant cover to JW 55B, which had left Loch Ewe on 22 December. On 25 December 1943,
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developing between
Britain, Japan, France, Italy and the United States. This treaty limited the number of ships each nation was allowed to build and capped the
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added, 2 × 8-barrelled 2-pdr pom-pom added, 6 × 4-barrelled 2-pdr pom-pom added, 14 × twin 20 mm added, 18× single 20 mm removed, Aircraft facilities removed.
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and, as a result, she did not reach Sydney until 29 July, by which time it too late for her to take any meaningful part in hostilities against the
Japanese.
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leg without detonating, but fragments from the hit destroyed the cable for the main search radar. A 15-centimetre (5.9 in) shell also pierced the port
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formed the core of a support force that patrolled between Iceland and Norway to cover several convoys to the Soviet Union. In late April, when
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had closed to 12,000 yards (11,000 m) and opened fire with a full ten-gun broadside, scoring one hit. Although under heavy fire,
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altered course, and contact was made at 16:32, at a distance of 29,700 yards (27,200 m). Force 2 manoeuvred for broadside fire.
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was involved in Operations Camera and Governor, which were diversionary operations designed to draw the Germans' attention away from
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into the Royal Navy on 4 November 1941, subsequently seeing combat service during the Second World War. In mid-December 1941,
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again opened fire, at a range of 10,400 yards (9,500 m). She ceased fire at 19:30 to allow the cruisers to close on
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ceased fire at 19:30. In the final stages of the battle the destroyers fired a total of 19 torpedoes at her, causing
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in December 1936. The battleship was launched on 28 February 1940 and completed on 4 November 1941, and joined the
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might attempt to intercept the convoy. On 6 March, the German battleship put to sea and was sighted by a British
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a number of times and hit her twice. A 28.3-centimetre (11.1 in) shell passed through the mainmast and its
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around 19:40; no contact was made, however, except for an unsuccessful aerial torpedo attack by aircraft from
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s 14-inch shells, silencing one of her turrets and hitting a boiler room. After temporarily escaping from
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ceased fire after expending fifty-two broadsides. One shell from the final salvos hit and exploded in
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had a range of 3,100 nmi (5,700 km; 3,600 mi) at 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph).
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requirements, it was too late to change the design of the class before they were laid down in 1937.
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s number one boiler room, slowing the ship and allowing the pursuing destroyers to overtake her.
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in January 1942, and departed for Scapa Flow on 17 January with Churchill returning home by air.
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was ten to twelve rounds per minute, but in practice the guns could fire only seven to eight
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moved to Norway, a position whence she could threaten the Arctic convoys to Russia. With
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to again open fire, contributing to the eventual sinking of
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twice with little effect, but was herself hit by several of
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again formed part of the escort force. In early April,
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2593:List of dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy
2267:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
1677:2 × single 20 mm removed; 2 × twin 20 mm added.
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985:On 1 March 1942, she provided close escort for
946:performers and a Royal Navy officer aboard the
616:was part of a task force which encountered the
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2448:Alan Sutherland RN Collection on MaritimeQuest
2402:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2359:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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914:light AA guns in single, hand-worked, mounts.
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217:745 ft 1 in (227.1 m) (overall)
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701:was drawn up in 1922 in an effort to stop an
697:In the aftermath of the First World War, the
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2269:. New York: Mayflower Books. pp. 2–85.
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908:QF 2 pdr (40 mm (1.6 in)) Mk.VIII
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912:20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon
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204:42,076 long tons (42,751 t)
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1813:Raven & Roberts, p. 107
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2453:Newsreel footage of HMS
2396:Stephen, Martin (1988).
2284:Chesneau, Roger (2004).
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1558:the surrender ceremonies
1282:Battle of the North Cape
958:embarked Prime Minister
769:succession to the throne
749:John Brown & Company
2417:Tarrant, V. E. (1991).
1367:at 16:47 to illuminate
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2223:Burt, R. A. (1993).
1637:Description of Work
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612:On 26 December 1943
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2089:Garzke, p.219
2080:Garzke, p.220
1804:Chesneau, pp. 54–55
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823:She was powered by
715:London Naval Treaty
468:Aviation facilities
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459:Supermarine Walrus
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796:displaced 36,727
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356:radar added,
313:Sensors and
308:1,556 (1945)
296:15,600
201:Displacement
189:
133:Commissioned
88:Duke of York
74:Duke of York
73:
43:Convoy PQ 12
39:Duke of York
38:
25:
2289:Battleships
2244:Battleship
1650:8 × single
1593:ship's bell
1520:sister-ship
1500:air strikes
1436:Scharnhorst
1428:Scharnhorst
1424:Scharnhorst
1416:Scharnhorst
1406:Scharnhorst
1385:Scharnhorst
1377:Scharnhorst
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1357:Scharnhorst
1353:Scharnhorst
1336:Scharnhorst
1316:Scharnhorst
1303:Scharnhorst
1290:Members of
1275:Scharnhorst
1240:Spitsbergen
1155:as the new
906:carried 48
866:mounted 10
783:Description
663:Scharnhorst
655:Scharnhorst
633:Scharnhorst
620:Scharnhorst
581:sister ship
152:18 May 1957
2648:1940 ships
2632:Categories
1672:Early 1944
1642:April 1942
1476:Mount Fuji
1387:straddled
1365:starshells
1244:Kola Inlet
1179:Formidable
1174:Victorious
1133:Washington
1113:Victorious
1082:Formidable
1055:Victorious
1040:John Tovey
1023:Victorious
1017:, and the
935:, off duty
933:ship's cat
777:Scapa Flow
773:Home Fleet
625:North Cape
597:destroyers
498:Royal Navy
494:battleship
359:2 × Types
305:Complement
266:Propulsion
195:battleship
175:, Scotland
120:5 May 1937
2576:HMS
1771:Citations
1716:Types 277
1686:Liverpool
1562:Tokyo Bay
1508:Liverpool
1469:USS
1461:Tokyo Bay
1332:Sheffield
1260:USS
1227:USS
1153:Gibraltar
1140:escorted
1131:USS
1051:submarine
968:Annapolis
881:broadside
798:long tons
765:George VI
757:Clydebank
745:laid down
719:Admiralty
703:arms race
689:in 1957.
605:, during
538:Gibraltar
510:Clydebank
502:Laid down
462:seaplanes
439:Bulkheads
424:Main Belt
222:waterline
206:deep load
117:Laid down
111:Clydebank
84:George VI
2581:(actual)
2578:Vanguard
2377:(2005).
2328:(2009).
1763:service.
1696:Type 273
1634:Location
1581:Post war
1575:overhaul
1571:Plymouth
1471:Missouri
1455:and the
1242:and the
1157:flagship
1088:Argonaut
972:Maryland
859:Armament
753:shipyard
687:scrapped
623:off the
593:cruisers
542:flagship
473:catapult
378:Armament
347:Type 282
340:Type 285
333:Type 284
327:Type 273
321:Type 281
275:turbines
149:Stricken
125:Launched
80:Namesake
2338:classes
1654:added.
1603:Faslane
1573:for an
1504:Tirpitz
1361:Belfast
1348:Jamaica
1327:Norfolk
1321:Belfast
1307:Tirpitz
1229:Alabama
1185:Furious
1161:Force H
1122:Punjabi
1046:Tirpitz
1037:Admiral
1032:Berwick
980:Bermuda
827:geared
825:Parsons
814:draught
683:laid up
546:Force H
496:of the
411:AA guns
404:AA guns
273:geared
271:Parsons
269:4 sets
239:Draught
173:Faslane
103:Builder
95:Ordered
50:History
2608:Portal
2561:Nelson
2425:
2406:
2385:
2363:
2344:
2332:Nelson
2314:
2295:
2273:
2254:
2231:
2110:5 July
1760:-class
1714:; 2 ×
1663:Rosyth
1646:Rosyth
1617:Refits
1492:Arctic
1265:under
1262:Ranger
1213:Sicily
1085:, and
1076:Renown
1070:Nelson
1067:leads
1026:, the
995:Renown
602:Ranger
590:Allied
573:Sicily
512:, and
491:-class
486:was a
418:Armour
335:radar.
212:Length
192:-class
2572:class
2563:class
2538:Anson
1743:Notes
1692:40 mm
1631:Dates
1609:) in
1527:Malta
1523:Anson
1409:'
1397:strut
1295:'
1256:Anson
1222:Anson
1009:'
1001:Kenya
885:salvo
849:knots
726:class
651:'
644:'
585:Anson
400:48 ×
390:16 ×
383:10 ×
293:Range
286:knots
284:28.3
281:Speed
2570:Lion
2545:Howe
2462:HMS
2423:ISBN
2404:ISBN
2383:ISBN
2361:ISBN
2342:ISBN
2334:and
2312:ISBN
2293:ISBN
2271:ISBN
2252:ISBN
2229:ISBN
2112:2012
1755:The
1731:1946
1722:and
1589:HMS
1393:port
1330:and
1254:and
1232:and
1219:and
1207:for
1205:Howe
1203:and
1182:and
944:CEMA
810:beam
635:hit
595:and
481:HMS
457:4 ×
430:Deck
407:6 ×
397:guns
387:guns
367:and
354:281B
345:6 ×
338:4 ×
231:Beam
168:Fate
163:: 17
72:HMS
69:Name
37:HMS
1724:293
1720:282
1502:on
1498:of
1459:in
1159:of
978:to
872:aft
837:shp
775:at
755:in
751:'s
747:at
709:of
544:of
508:at
369:293
365:282
361:277
298:nmi
257:shp
2634::
2198:^
2186:^
2156:^
2073:^
2034:^
1957:^
1927:^
1830:^
1818:^
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1706:,
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1107:,
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1057:.
970:,
899:.
841:kW
779:.
548:.
500:.
395:DP
363:,
109:,
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