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Battleships
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| HMS Rodney |
| HMS Rodney (Nelson Class) | ||
| General Details | ||
| Nationality | British | |
| Type | Battleship | |
| Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead. United Kingdom | |
| Laid down | 28 December 1922 | |
| Launched | 17 December 1925 | |
| Commissioned | 10 December 1927 | |
| Fate | Refitted 1941. Placed in reserve 1945. Decom. 1946. Sold for scrap 26 March 1948 |
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| Displacement | ||
| Standard | 33,950 tons | |
| Full Load | 38,000 tons | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Lenght (waterline) | 695.0' (212 m) | |
| Lenght (Overall) | 710.0' (216.5 m) | |
| Beam | 106.0' (32 m) | |
| Draft | 28' (8.5 m) (avg) 33' (10 m) (max) |
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| Armament (Design) | ||
| Main Battery | 9 x 16" (406 mm)/45 cal MkI (3x3). Three MkI turrets forward |
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| Secondary Battery | 12 x 6" (152 mm)/50 cal MkXXII (6x2) in Mk XVIII turrets. 8 x 4" (102 mm)/45 cal QF HA MkXVI (4x2) |
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| AA | 48 x 40.5 mm(2pdr)/40 cal MkVIII (6x8) 61 x 20 mm/65 cal Oerlikon (61x1) |
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| Torpedoes | N/A | |
| Armament (1938-40) | ||
| Main Battery | 9 x 16" (406 mm)/45 cal MkI (3x3) Three MkI turrets forward |
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| Secondary | 12 x 6" (152 mm)/50 cal MkXXII (6x2) in Mk XVIII turrets. 6 x 4.7" (120 mm)/40 cal QF MkVIII (6x1) |
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| AAW | 24 x 40.5 mm(2pdr)/40 cal MkVIII (8x1,2x8). 8 x 0.50"/62 cal MG (2x4). 2 x UP AA added 1939 |
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| Torpedoes | 2 x 24.5" (622 mm) torpedo tubes, removed 1938-39 | |
| Armament (1940-45) | ||
| Main Battery | 9 x 16" (406mm)/45 cal MkI (3x3) Three MkI turrets forward |
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| Secondary | 12 x 6" (152 mm)/50 cal MkXXII (6x2) in Mk XVIII turrets. 8 x 4" (102 mm)/45 cal QF HA MkXVI (4x2) |
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| AAW | 48 x 40.5 mm(2pdr)/40 cal MkVIII (6x8). 61 x 20 mm/65 cal Oerlikon (61x1) |
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| Armour | ||
| Belt | 14.12" (358.6 mm) cemented at 72º abreast magazines. 13" (330 mm) at 72º abreast machinery and aft magazines |
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| Deck | 6.32" (160.5 mm) | |
| Bulkheads | 12"-8" (305-203 mm) forward 10"-4" (254-102 mm) aft |
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| Torpedo Bulkheads | 12" (305 mm) D-steel | |
| Turrets | 16.24" (413 mm) face 11"-9" (280-228 mm) sides 9" (228 mm) back 7" (178 mm) roof |
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| Barbettes | 15.24"-12" (387-305 mm) | |
| Conning Tower | 14" (355 mm) sides 12" (305 mm) front 10" (254 mm) back 6" (152 mm) roof 4" (102 mm) floor |
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| Propulsion | ||
| Boilers | 8 Admiralty 260 psi 3 drum type w/ superheaters | |
| Turbines | 2 Brown Curtis single reduction geared | |
| Horsepower | 45,000 shp | |
| Shafts | 2 | |
| Endurance | 5,500 nm at 23 knts 7,000 nm at 16 knts |
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| Max Speed | 23.0 knts 23.8 knts (trial) |
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| Oil Bunkerage | 3,770 tons 162 tons diesel |
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| Complement | ||
| Usual | 1,640 (Rodney) | |
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