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Temeraire

HMS Temeraire

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeDreadnought battleship
ClassBellerophon
WarFirst World War
Main guns5 × twin 12 in (305 mm) guns

Fought at Jutland.

Physical Training H. M. S. Temeraire. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

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

Armour

  • Belt: 10 in (254 mm)
  • Deck: 0.75–4 in (19–102 mm)
  • Turrets: 11 in (279 mm)
  • Barbettes: 9–10 in (229–254 mm)
BuilderHM Dockyard, Devonport
Laid down1 January 1907
Launched24 August 1907
Commissioned15 May 1909
Displacement18,596 long tons (18,894 t) (normal)
Length526 ft (160.3 m) (o/a)
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement681–729

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

Career

Launched

24 August 1907

31 May – 1 June 1916

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 7 December 1921