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Battleships
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| HMS Revenge |
| HMS Revenge (Royal Sovereign Class) | ||
| General Details | ||
| Nationality | British | |
| Type | Battleship | |
| Builder | Vickers, Barrow. United Kingdom | |
| Laid down | 22 December 1913 | |
| Launched | 29 May 1915 | |
| Commissioned | March 1916 | |
| Fate | Ex Renown Refitted 1917 Damaged 5 November 1918 after collision with Campania Limited service in WWII Placed in reserve by 1944 Became stokers training ship Sold for scrap September 1948 |
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| Displacement | ||
| Standard | 28,150 tons | |
| Full Load | 31,500 tons 33,500 tons (WWII) |
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| Dimensions | ||
| Lenght (waterline) | 614.5' (187 m) | |
| Lenght (Overall) | 624.5' (190.3 m) | |
| Beam | 88.5' (27 m) 102.5' (31.2 m) after buldges added |
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| Draft | 28.5 (8.7 m) (Avg) 30.2' (9.2 m) (Max) |
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| Armament | ||
| Main Battery | 8 x 15" (381 mm)/42 cal Mk I in 4 twin Mk I mountings 2 forward 2 aft |
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| Secondary Battery (design) | 14 x 6" (152 mm)/45 cal BL Mk XII in 14 single P IX mountings 2 x 76 mm (12pdr)/50 cal QF HA Mk Iv |
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| Secondary Battery (after refits) | 2 x 6" removed 4 x 4" (101 mm)/45 cal QF HA Mk XVI in 2 twin HA/LA Mk XIX mountings 16 x 40.5 mm (2 pdr)/45 cal Mk VIII pompom up to 35 x 20 mm Oerlikons added during WWII 16 x Lewis MGs in quad mounts added during WWII |
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| Torpedoes | 4 x 21" (533 mm) tubes below waterline (design), removed by 1940 | |
| Radars | ||
| Air Search | Type 279, replaced by Type 281B in 1944 | |
| Surface Search | Type 273 (by 1943) | |
| Fire Control | Type 284 main gunfire control (all by 1942) Type 285 secondary gunfire control (all in 1941) Type 282 close gunfire control Type 283 blindfire barrage gunfire control (in 1944) |
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| Armour | ||
| Belt | 2.0"-13.0" (51-330 mm) midship 2"- 6" (51-152 mm) ends 6" (152 mm) upper belt |
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| Deck | 1"-3" (25-76 mm) main deck | |
| Bulkheads | 4"- 6" (101-152 mm) aft-forward | |
| Turrets | 13" (330 mm) face 11" (279.4 mm) sides 4.5" (114.3 mm) roof |
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| Barbettes | 4"-10" (101-254 mm) above belt 4"- 6" (101-152 mm) below belt |
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| 6" Secondary Armor | 6" (152 mm) | |
| Conning Tower | 11" (279.4 mm) sides 3" (76 mm) roof 4" (101 mm) revolving hood 4"- 6" (101-152 mm) tube |
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| Propulsion | ||
| Boilers | 18 Babcock & Wilcox | |
| Turbines | 4 Parsons geared steam turbines | |
| Horsepower | 40,000 shp | |
| Shafts | 4 | |
| Endurance | 7,500 nm at 12.5 knots 2,400 nm at 21 knots |
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| Max Speed | 23 knots 21.5-21.9 (less after torpedo bulges added) |
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| Oil/Coal Bunkerage | 900/3,400 tons oil 140 tons coal |
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| Complement | ||
| Usual | 900-920 1,114-1,146 WWII |
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