HMS Royal Sovereign
Survived
| Type | Battleship |
|---|---|
| Class | Revenge |
| Later service | Arkhangelsk (Soviet Navy) |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 8 × 15″ guns in 4 twin turrets |
Too slow to get into action at Calabria. Lent to the Soviet Navy as Arkhangelsk from 1944 to 1949.
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-inch (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 | HM Dockyard, Portsmouth |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 15 January 1914 |
| Launched | 29 April 1915 |
| Commissioned | 30 May 1944 |
| Displacement | 29,970 long tons (30,451 t) (normal) 31,130 long tons (31,630 t) (deep load) |
| Length | 620 ft 7 in (189.2 m) |
| Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
29 April 1915
Battle of Calabria
Survived
9 July 1940
Too slow to get into action
Fate
Survived
Scrapped, 18 May 1949