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Revenge

HMS Revenge

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeBattleship
ClassRevenge
WarFirst World War
Main guns8 × 15″ guns in 4 twin turrets

Fought at Jutland, newly completed.

Aerial photograph of British battleship HMS Revenge underway at sea. Photo: Stanley Arthur Devon, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × twin 15-inch (381 mm) guns
  • 14 × single 6-inch (152 mm) guns
  • 2 × single 3-inch (76 mm) AA guns
  • 4 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) 3-pdr 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: 4 to 6 in (102 to 152 mm)
BuilderVickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down22 December 1913
Launched29 May 1915
Commissioned1 February 1916
Displacement29,590 long tons (30,060 t) 32,820 long tons (33,350 t) (Deep load)
Length620 ft 7 in (189.2 m)
Speed21.9 knots (40.6 km/h; 25.2 mph)

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

Career

Launched

29 May 1915

31 May – 1 June 1916

Fate

Survived

Scrapped, 5 September 1948