HMS Resolution
Survived
| Type | Battleship |
|---|---|
| Class | Revenge |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 8 × 15″ guns in 4 twin turrets |
At Mers-el-Kébir. Torpedoed by the French submarine Bévéziers off Dakar two months later. A training ship from 1944.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × twin 15 in (381 mm) guns
- 14 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns
- 2 × single 3 in (76 mm) AA guns
- 4 × single 3-pdr (47 mm (1.9 in)) guns
- 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Waterline belt: 13 in (330 mm)
- Deck: 1–4 in (25–102 mm)
- Barbettes: 6–10 in (152–254 mm)
- Gun turrets: 11–13 in (279–330 mm)
- Conning tower: 3–11 in (76–279 mm)
- Bulkheads: 6 in (152 mm)
| Builder | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 29 November 1913 |
| Launched | 14 January 1915 |
| Commissioned | 30 December 1916 |
| Displacement | 25,750 long tons (26,163 t) 31,130 long tons (31,630 t) (deep load) |
| Length | 620 ft 7 in (189.2 m) |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
14 January 1915
Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
Survived
3 July 1940
Battle of Dakar
Damaged
23–25 September 1940
Torpedoed by Bévéziers; towed to Cape Town
Fate
Survived
Sold for scrap, 5 May 1948