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Superb

HMS Superb

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeDreadnought battleship
ClassBellerophon
WarFirst World War
Main guns10 × 12″ guns in 5 twin turrets

Fought at Jutland.

British Battleships of the First World War HMS SUPERB shortly after completion. Photo: Symonds & Co, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

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

Armour

  • Belt: 8–10 in (203–254 mm)
  • Deck: 0.75–4 in (19–102 mm)
  • Turrets: 11 in (279 mm)
  • Barbettes: 5–10 in (127–254 mm)
BuilderArmstrong Whitworth, Elswick
Laid down6 February 1907
Launched7 November 1907
Commissioned29 May 1909
Displacement18,596 long tons (18,894 t) (normal)
Length526 ft (160.3 m) (o/a)
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement840

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

Career

Launched

7 November 1907

Battle of Jutland
Survived

31 May – 1 June 1916

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, December 1922