1028:-class battleships, returned to a heavier (relatively) shell and lower velocity, but its performance was compromised by an over-complex mounting that proved to have reliability defects in combat. The need to reduce displacement led to the use of triple mount turrets, which had early problems with the ammunition handling and loading machinery. The heavier weight of the triple in comparison to a twin turret meant increased stresses on the roller bearings when training the turrets. This was solved by the incorporation of spring-loaded vertical as well as conventional horizontal roller bearings. The triple mount turret proved itself when, in October 1929, a turret crew with two years' experience loaded and fired 33 consecutive rounds without mishap. The incorporation of many safety features, achieved with lighter materials, meant that the complex and relatively fragile equipment had to be serviced regularly over the ships' lifetime. These ships were fitted with the
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increased the relative thickness of the belt to a plunging projectile. Water-filled compartments, surrounded by air-filled ones, formed internal torpedo bulges which were fitted between the armour and the external hull of the ship, which was not armoured. The outer hull plating was meant to initiate detonation of shells which would then explode outside the armour. This innovation dispensed with external torpedo bulges which would otherwise have reduced the speed of the ships due to drag. Underwater protection for the
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960:." They could also be awkward to manoeuvre when moving astern. This was attributed to the ships having a single, central rudder which was out of the propeller race of the twin screws. At sea, however, they were reported to handle well, with a comparatively small tactical diameter (turning circle) particularly when turning into the wind, according to Lt. Commander (later Rear Admiral)
703:. In order that fuel gasses be kept clear of the superstructure, the boiler rooms were moved behind the engine rooms, exhausting into a single funnel. This orientation also reduced the overall length of the armoured citadel. As a countermeasure to the limited power, the hull was of a very efficient hydrodynamic form, to attain the best possible speed.
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now had, with larger ledges. Blast was also a problem elsewhere; D.K. Brown tells of a test firing that was suspended when DNC observer H.S. Pengelly, who was beneath the foredeck, reported a bright red flash after firing all guns in "A" turret. This was later discovered to be caused by concussion of
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circa 1930–33 to reduce the window area and enclose the upper portion of the previous two rows of glass. A great deal of effort was expended in correcting this problem, and fitting of protective ledges below the new smaller windows proved successful. A new enclosed
Admiral's bridge with its requisite
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s weapons followed the German practice of a lighter shell at a higher velocity. This change in
Director of Naval Ordnance policy was due to British testing of surrendered German equipment after World War I, although much later, subsequent testing proved contradictory. Two different rifling rates were
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in the late twenties, "if this is kept in mind, no real difficulties should be encountered in any circumstances". This was potentially a problem in crowded harbours, and made the ships somewhat difficult to dock and embark although this issue never led to a major incident. Binney also stated "In the
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s, this was taken further and all three were in front of the bridge; "B" mount superfiring over "A", with "X" turret on the forecastle deck behind "B", and therefore unable to fire directly forward or aft. "X" turret is sometimes referred to as "C" turret and one alternative design, designated "O3",
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designs. Except for the emergency conning tower at its base, and the trunking for the main gun directors mounted on top, the superstructure was lightly armoured against splinters only, to save weight. Additional weight-saving design measures included the use of light materials such as aluminium for
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When 'X' turret was fired 30 degrees abaft the beam and elevation of 40 degrees, considerable damage occurred to the two vertically stacked rows of bridge windows. As a result, the guns of "X" turret were usually prohibited from firing abaft of the beam at high elevations during peacetime practice
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from 1912 to 1924. To reduce the weight of armour, the main gun turrets were all mounted forward to shorten the armoured citadel. The "G3" and "N3" had two turrets forward of the bridge with the third between the bridge and the funnels/aft superstructure. However, in the
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class were unhandy and difficult to manoeuvre. Both my predecessor and myself, however, very soon discovered that this opinion was entirely fallacious! In calm weather, the ship's manoeuvring capabilities are in no way inferior, and in many ways superior to those of
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battleships would carry nine 18-inch (457 mm) guns, and would be the most powerful vessels afloat. The Royal Navy was planning to hold its superiority in the burgeoning arms race, despite the large warships planned in Japan and the United States.
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had it superfiring over both "A" and "B" turrets. The secondary guns were placed in totally enclosed director-controlled twin turrets at the upper deck level and were grouped aft – another innovative element taken from the G3 and N3 design.
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Italian air-launched 18-inch torpedo holed the compartment behind the torpedo body room, allowing 3,750 tons of water to enter the ship. Following this,
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meant their ships had to carry more of both and they should not be penalised compared to nations, such as Japan, France and Italy, that operated normally much closer to their home bases. As a result, water-filled
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in London. The superstructure provided spacious, weatherproof working spaces for the navigating officers and any flag officers embarked. This innovative bridge design was subsequently copied by the French in the
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had been refitted in the United States at the end of 1944 and was in sufficiently good condition to serve in the postwar fleet including a short period as flagship of the Home Fleet at the end of 1945.
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for deck planking, although subsequently, teak decks were fitted in the late 1920s, following concerns that the ships could not fire a full broadside without causing structural damage to the decks.
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Mk I for surface fire control of the main armament.
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between 11.2 and 13.6 seconds. In calm weather, the
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2028:"Sallying Ship Helps Float Pride of British Navy"
1982:
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1829:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
1673:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
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1542:French Battleships 1922–1956
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161:General characteristics (
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19:Not to be confused with
3423:Completed after the war
3388:Armed merchant cruisers
3199:Fairmile B motor launch
2252:Light aircraft carriers
1968:. London: Bison Books.
1808:Campbell, John (1985).
1365:Konstam, Angus (2009).
1309:By the end of the war,
1291:Construction and career
641:Washington Naval Treaty
604:had shown the value of
586:-class battleships and
442:Washington Naval Treaty
3395:Ocean boarding vessels
3381:Fighter catapult ships
1611:, Joseph H. Wellings,
1466:Burt, pp. 350, 357–359
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528:, in conjunction with
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653:standard displacement
596:Background and design
550:s final destruction.
475:Battle of the Saintes
3333:Submarine depot ship
3227:-class river gunboat
3219:Insect-class gunboat
1789:Burt, R. A. (2012).
1714:Conway's Battleships
1633:Killing the Bismarck
1485:Raven, Alan (1976).
857:s was provided by a
1225:Armstrong Whitworth
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267:2 shafts; 2 geared
124:7,504,055–7,617,799
3477:Battleship classes
3232:Type Two 63 ft HSL
3204:Motor torpedo boat
2590:Thornycroft type (
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1704:Preston 1981 p 123
1623:Ballantyne, p. 142
1563:, G.G.O. Gatacre,
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2030:Popular Mechanics
2013:978-1-84832-344-5
1901:978-1-4728-4071-4
1860:978-1-84832-225-7
1800:978-1-59114-052-8
1641:978 1 84415 983 3
1550:978 1 84832 034 5
1531:978 1 84415 406 7
1448:Burt, pp. 348–349
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3290:Round Table
2976:Teviot Bank
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2832:Bridgewater
2592:Shakespeare
2374:Battleships
2220:Illustrious
1966:Battleships
1150:oil tankers
940:Hugh Binney
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707:Description
696:Dreadnought
617:World War I
573:Tiger tanks
422:battleships
387:Gun turrets
346:8 × single
339:6 × single
327:3 × triple
290:7,000
81:Preceded by
41:before 1939
3471:Categories
3270:Portuguese
3086:Submarines
2948:Menestheus
2899:Minelayers
2888:Black Swan
2867:Kingfisher
2613:Destroyers
2227:Implacable
2199:Courageous
1975:0861242599
1732:References
1523:HMS Rodney
1274:Birkenhead
974:Scapa Flow
834:sea trials
812:; 17
610:protection
438:Royal Navy
299:Complement
264:Propulsion
174:Battleship
137:In service
75:Royal Navy
3417:Cancelled
3360:Maidstone
3327:Albatross
3225:Dragonfly
3061:Protector
3045:Netlayers
2941:Agamemnon
2908:Adventure
2795:Corvettes
2720:W & Z
2715:U & V
2710:S & T
2705:Q & R
2700:O & P
2695:L & M
2670:G & H
2665:E & F
2660:C & D
2655:A & B
2642:Ambuscade
2631:V & W
2234:Audacious
2213:Ark Royal
1934:(1990) .
1245:Sold for
1190:Laid down
1180:Namesake
910:Richelieu
903:Dunkerque
749:deep load
745:displaced
694:HMS
621:Admiralty
606:firepower
487:Trafalgar
399:Bulkheads
381:Barbettes
333:6 × twin
202:full load
187:long tons
165:as built)
145:Completed
140:1927–1947
132:1922–1927
89:(planned)
63:Operators
3295:Monitors
3248:Trawlers
3112:Parthian
3054:Guardian
3027:Algerine
2853:Shoreham
2839:Hastings
2757:Frigates
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2556:Minotaur
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2418:Vanguard
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2323:Audacity
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2282:Colossus
2121:(actual)
2112:N3 class
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1942:Vanguard
1940:1860 to
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1770:Vanguard
1763:(2000).
1741:(1999).
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1599:, pg.140
1423:Burt, p.
1195:Launched
1186:Ordered
1183:Builder
1154:Ol class
1088:Bismarck
1076:Bismarck
1044:, where
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992:Armament
838:fuel oil
783:Southsea
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629:G3-class
589:Vanguard
545:Bismarck
534:Bismarck
521:Bismarck
473:and the
463:admirals
322:Armament
313:flagship
195:standard
153:Scrapped
98:(actual)
87:N3 class
3367:Titania
3339:Adamant
3320:Pegasus
3308:Roberts
3186:Coastal
3165:Amphion
3136:Grampus
3119:Rainbow
3001:Halcyon
2874:Bittern
2860:Grimsby
2770:Captain
2563:Neptune
2523:Leander
2516:Emerald
2509:Hawkins
2465:Hawkins
2390:Revenge
2363:Nairana
2330:Avenger
2296:Centaur
2275:Unicorn
2117:Revenge
1938:Warrior
1507:2765218
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1262:Admiral
1112:Summary
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447:Revenge
420:of two
350:AA guns
343:AA guns
311:1,361 (
304:1,314 (
230:Draught
185:33,300
94:Revenge
3447:Portal
3301:Erebus
3259:Basset
3253:Castle
3034:Cybele
3008:Bangor
2929:Linnet
2922:Plover
2915:Abdiel
2818:Sloops
2808:Castle
2803:Flower
2775:Colony
2746:Daring
2735:Weapon
2730:Battle
2680:Tribal
2649:Amazon
2573:(1947)
2471:County
2438:Renown
2397:Nelson
2316:Archer
2268:Hermes
2097:Rodney
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416:was a
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363:Armour
211:Length
163:Nelson
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3280:Dance
3265:Isles
3241:Other
3130:River
2881:Egret
2846:Banff
2765:River
2601:Scott
2502:Danae
2343:Ruler
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