HMS Queen Mary
Sunk
| Type | Battlecruiser |
|---|---|
| War | First World War |
| Main guns | 8 × 13.5″ guns in 4 twin turrets |
Fought at Heligoland Bight. Blew up at Jutland under fire from Derfflinger and Seydlitz; about 1,266 of her crew were killed and only about 20 survived.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × twin 13.5 in (343 mm) guns
- 16 × single 4 in (102 mm)
- 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Belt: 4–9 inches (102–229 mm)
- Bulkheads: 4 inches (102 mm)
- Barbettes: 8–9 inches (203–229 mm)
- Turrets: 9 inches (229 mm)
- Decks: 2.5 inches (64 mm)
- Conning tower: 10 inches (254 mm)
| Builder | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 6 March 1911 |
| Launched | 20 March 1912 |
| Commissioned | 4 September 1913 |
| Displacement | 26,770 long tons (27,200 t) normal load 31,650 long tons (32,158 t) deep load |
| Length | 700 ft 1 in (213.4 m) |
| Speed | 28 knots (51.9 km/h; 32.2 mph) |
| Complement | 997 (peacetime) 1,275 (wartime) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.