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Queen Elizabeth Class Battleships Class Overview |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth, England |
Oct. 16, 1913 |
Jan. 19, 1915 |
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Fate |
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Sold Mar. 19, 1948 to Arnott Young and scrapped at Dalmuir, Scotland.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Devonport Dockyard Plymouth, England |
Nov. 26, 1913 |
Mar. 8, 1915 |
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Fate |
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Sold July 12, 1946 to Metal Industries, but wrecked en route at Mounts Bay,
Cornwall on Apr. 23, 1947. Resold to R. H. Bennett, Bristol, England and scrapped on site. Later towed to Marazion and grounded to complete scrapping. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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John Brown & Co. Ltd. Clydebank, Scotland |
Oct. 31, 1914 |
Oct. 19, 1915 |
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Fate |
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Sunk Nov. 25, 1941 by U-331 (torpedo).
Location: Mediterranean Sea 60 miles north of Sollum Libya. (32.34N - 26.24E) 862 crewmen killed, 449 survivors. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Fairfield Shipbuilding Ltd.
Govan, Scotland |
Nov. 4, 1914 |
Feb. 19, 1916 |
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Fate |
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Sold Mar. 19, 1948 to Arnott Young, stripped at Cairnryan, Scotland and
hull scraped at Troon, Scotland. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Armstrong Whitworth & Co. Ltd. Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
Mar. 18, 1915 |
Feb. 19, 1916 |
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Fate |
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Sold February 20, 1948 to Metal Industries and scrapped at Faslane, Scotland.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Agincourt |
Portsmouth Dockyard* Portsmouth, England |
N/A |
N/A |
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Fate |
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Ordered in 1913, scheduled to be laid down in Jan. 1915.
Order cancelled Jan. 1915. |
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Class Notes: |
*Some sources indicate Agincourt was due to be built at the Devonport Dockyard. |
Page revised Feb. 23, 2007 |