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Lord Nelson

HMS Lord Nelson

Survived

Royal Navy

TypePre-dreadnought battleship
ClassLord Nelson
WarFirst World War
Main guns2 × 12″ guns

Pre-dreadnought at the Dardanelles.

Photograph of British battleship HMS Lord Nelson. Photo: photographer not identified. Symonds & Co, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × 2 - 12 in (305 mm) Mk X guns
  • 4 × 2, 2 × 1 - BL 9.2 in (234 mm) Mk XI guns
  • 24 × 1 - QF 12-pounder 18 cwt guns
  • 2 × 1 - 3-pounder guns
  • 5 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Main belt: 12 in (305 mm) amidships, 2–6 in (51–152 mm) forward
  • Decks: main 1.5 in (38 mm); middle 1–4 in (25–102 mm); lower 3 in (76 mm)
  • 12-inch (305-mm) turrets: 12 in (305 mm)
  • 9.2-inch (234-mm) turrets: 7 in (178 mm)
  • Barbettes: 12 in (305 mm)
  • Bulkhead aft: 8 in (203 mm)
  • Citadel: 8 in (203 mm)
  • Conning tower: 12 in (305 mm)
BuilderPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow
Laid down18 May 1905
Launched4 September 1906
Commissioned1 December 1908
Displacement15,358 long tons (15,604 t) normal; 16,090 long tons (16,350 t) load; 17,820 long tons (18,110 t) deep
Length443 ft 6 in (135.2 m)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
ComplementPeacetime ca. 750 Wartime 800–817

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

Career

Launched

4 September 1906

Attack on the Dardanelles Narrows
Survived

18 March 1915

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 4 June 1920