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Neptune

HMS Neptune

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeDreadnought battleship
WarFirst World War
Main guns5 × twin 12-inch (305 mm) guns

Fought at Jutland.

HMS Neptune Photo: Unnamed photographer in employ of Bain News Service., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 5 × twin 12-inch (305 mm) guns
  • 16 × single 4-inch (102 mm) guns
  • 3 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 8–10 in (203–254 mm)
  • Bulkheads: 5 and 8 in (127 and 203 mm)
  • Deck: 1.25–3 inches (32–76 mm)
  • Conning tower: 11 in (280 mm)
  • Turrets: 11 in (280 mm)
  • Barbettes: 5–10 inches (127–254 mm)
BuilderHM Dockyard, Portsmouth
Laid down19 January 1909
Launched30 September 1909
Commissioned11 January 1911
Displacement19,680 long tons (20,000 t) (normal)
Length546 ft (166.4 m) (o/a)
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement756–813 (1914)

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

Career

Launched

30 September 1909

31 May – 1 June 1916

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, September 1922