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Bellerophon Class Battleships Class Overview |
Dimensions, Machinery and Performance |
Length: |
526' |
Engines: |
4 Parsons single reduction steam turbines * |
Beam: |
82' 6" |
Boilers: |
18 (coal fired) ** |
Draft: |
30' 11" max |
Shafts: |
4 |
Displacement: |
18,600 std. / 22,000 full |
SHP: |
23,000 |
Speed: |
20.75 knots |
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Crew: |
793 |
Range: |
N/A |
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Main Armament |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling |
10 |
12"/45 (305mm) Mk X |
5 twin turrets |
20,435 yards @ 16° (11.6 miles) |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth, England |
July 27, 1907 |
Feb. 20, 1909 |
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Fate |
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Sold for scrap Nov. 8, 1921.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Armstrong Elswick Works Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
Nov. 7, 1907 |
June 9, 1909 |
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Fate |
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Sold for scrap Dec. 12, 1923.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Devonport Dockyard Plymouth, England |
Aug. 24, 1907 |
May 15, 1909 |
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Fate |
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Sold for scrap Dec. 7, 1921.
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Class Notes: |
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* Engines builders Bellerophon by Fairfield Shipbuilding Téméraire by R & W Hawthorne, Leslie Co. Superb by Wallsend Co. |
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** Boiler builders Bellerophon and Superb by Babcock & Wilcox Téméraire by Yarrow |
Page revised Feb. 23, 2007 |