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Albion

HMS Albion

Survived

Royal Navy

TypePre-dreadnought battleship
ClassCanopus
WarFirst World War
Main guns4 × BL 12 in (305 mm) 35-caliber Mk VIII guns

Pre-dreadnought at the Dardanelles.

HMS ALBION Photo: Symonds & Co, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × BL 12 in (305 mm) 35-caliber Mk VIII guns
  • 12 × QF 6 in (152 mm) 40-caliber guns
  • 10 × 12-pounder 76 mm (3 in) quick-firing guns
  • 6 × 3-pounder guns
  • 4 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 6 in
  • Bulkheads: 6–10 in (152–254 mm)
  • Barbettes: 12 in
  • Gun turrets: 8 in (203 mm)
  • Casemates: 5 in (127 mm)
  • Conning tower: 12 in
  • Deck: 1–2 in (25–51 mm)
BuilderThames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Leamouth, London
Laid down3 December 1896
Launched21 June 1898
Commissioned25 June 1901
DisplacementFull load: 14,300 long tons (14,500 t)
Length421 ft 6 in (128.5 m) (loa)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement750

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

Career

Launched

21 June 1898

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrapping 11 December 1919