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Categories: Ship classes | Admiral class battleships
Admiral class battleship
| General Characteristics | 
|
|---|---|
| Displacement: | 10,600 tons (11,200 t) |
| Length: | 330 ft |
| Beam: | 68 ft 6 inches |
| Draught: | 27 ft 3 inches |
| Propulsion: | Coal fired steam engines, twin screws |
| Speed: | 16.9 knots maximum |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 515 |
| Armament: | HMS Collingwood four 12 inch guns HMS Benbow two 16.25 inch guns |
| Armour: | 18 inch partial belt |
The British Royal Navy's pre-dreadnought Admiral-class battleships of the 1880s was a followed the pattern of the Devastation class in having the main armament on centre-line mounts with the superstructure in between. This pattern was followed by most following British designs until HMS Dreadnought in 1906.
They were known as the Admiral-class because they were all named after British admirals with the exception of HMS Camperdown.
Categories: Ship classes | Admiral class battleships
Last updated: 05-29-2005 06:08:47
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