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HMS Thunderer (1911)
Ships of the 2nd Battle Squadron, Thunderer second from left | |
| Career | 
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|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | April 1910 at Thames Iron Works |
| Launched: | 1 February 1911 |
| Commissioned: | May 1912 |
| Decommissioned: | 1921 |
| Fate: | Cadet ship; sold for scrap |
| Struck: | 17 December 1926 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 22,000 tons standard/25,870 tons max |
| Length: | 581 feet (177 m) |
| Beam: | 88 feet (27 m) |
| Draught: | 24 feet (7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam turbines, 18 boilers, 4 shafts, 27,000 hp |
| Speed: | 21 knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 750–1100 |
| Armament: | Ten 13.5-inch guns, sixteen 4-inch guns, three 21-inch submered torpedo tubes |
HMS Thunderer was an Orion class battleship of the Royal Navy. She served in the 2nd Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet in World War I, and fought at the battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, suffering no damage.
As a result of the Washington Naval Convention she was decomissioned in 1921. She served as cadet ship, the last ship of her class until she was sold for scrap in 1926.
For other ships of this name see HMS Thunderer
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