HMS Benbow (1913) |
Type: |
Battleship |
Class: |
Iron Duke (Class Overview) |
Builder: |
William Beardmore & Co. Ltd. Dalimur, Scotland |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
1911 |
Launched: |
November 12, 1913 |
Keel Laid: |
May 30, 1912 |
Commissioned: |
October 7, 1914 |
Fate: |
Sold Jan. 1931 and scrapped. |
Dimensions, Machinery and Performance |
Length: |
622' 7" |
Engines: |
4 Parsons steam turbines |
Beam: |
89' 8" |
Boilers: |
18 Babcock & Wilcox (coal fired) |
Draft: |
32' 9" (max) |
Shafts: |
4 |
Displacement: |
25,820 std. / 30,380 full |
SHP: |
29,000 |
Speed: |
21 knots |
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Crew: |
1,000+ |
Range: |
4,840 NM @ 19 knots / 7,780 NM @ 10 knots |
Armament |
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Number Carried
|
Type
|
Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling |
10 |
13.5"/45 (343mm) |
5 twin turrets |
23,820 yards @ 20° (13.5 miles) with a 567 lb. armor piercing shell |
12 |
6"/45 (152mm) Mk VII |
single mounts |
15,800 yards @ 20° (8.9 miles) with a 100 lb. HE shell |
2 |
3"/45 (76mm) QF |
single mounts |
12,950 yards @ 40° (7.3 miles) AA ceiling 15,700' with a 17.5 lb. HE shell |
4 |
21" (533mm) torpedo tubes |
all submerged broadside |
4,500 yards @ 45 knots (2.5 miles) 10,750 yards @ 31 knots (6.1 miles) 515 lb. TNT warhead |
History |
|
1914-1919: |
Grand Fleet. |
1919-1926: |
Mediterranean Fleet. |
1926-1930: |
Atlantic Fleet. |
1930: |
Disarmed due to London Naval Treaty. |
Jan. 1931: |
Sold for scrap. |
Notes: |
Participated at the Battle of Jutland. |
Page created Mar. 10, 2007 |