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Agamemnon

HMS Agamemnon

Survived

Royal Navy

TypePre-dreadnought battleship
ClassLord Nelson
WarFirst World War
Main guns4 × 12″ guns in 2 twin turrets

Pre-dreadnought at the Dardanelles throughout the campaign.

HMS Agamemnon Photo: Unknown photographer, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × twin 12 in (305 mm) guns
  • 4 × twin, 2 × single 9.2 in (234 mm) guns
  • 24 × single 12-pdr (3 in (76 mm)) guns
  • 5 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 12 in (305 mm)
  • Decks: 1–4 in (25–102 mm)
  • Barbettes: 3–12 in (76–305 mm)
  • Main gun turrets: 12–13.5 in (305–343 mm)
  • Secondary gun turrets: 3–7 in (76–178 mm)
  • Conning tower: 12 in (305 mm)
  • Bulkheads: 8 in (203 mm)
BuilderWilliam Beardmore and Company Dalmuir
Laid down15 May 1905
Launched23 June 1906
Commissioned25 June 1908
Displacement16,500 long tons (16,800 t) 17,683 long tons (17,967 t) deep load
Length443 ft 6 in (135.2 m)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement800–817

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

23 June 1906

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 24 January 1927