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Warrior

HMS Warrior

Sunk

Royal Navy

TypeArmoured cruiser
WarFirst World War
Main guns6 × 1 - BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) Mk X guns

Chased Goeben in 1914. Crippled at Jutland, shielded for a time by Warspite, and foundered the next morning.

British Ships of the First World War HMS WARRIOR. Heavily damaged at Jutland, and sank 1 June 1916. Photo: Symonds & Co, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 6 × 1 - BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) Mk X guns
  • 4 × 1 - BL 7.5-inch (191 mm) Mk II or Mk V guns
  • 26 × 1 - QF 3-pounder (47 mm) guns
  • 3 × 1 - submerged 18-inch (450-mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 3–6 in (76–152 mm)
  • Decks: 0.75–1.5 in (19–38 mm)
  • Barbettes: 3–6 in (76–152 mm)
  • Turrets: 4.5–7.5 in (110–190 mm)
  • Conning tower: 10 in (250 mm)
  • Bulkheads: 2–6 in (51–152 mm)
BuilderPembroke Dock
Laid down5 November 1903
Launched25 November 1905
Commissioned12 December 1906
Displacement13,550 long tons (13,770 t) (normal) 14,500 long tons (14,700 t) (deep load)
Length505 ft 4 in (154.0 m)
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Complement712

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

Career

Launched

25 November 1905

31 May – 1 June 1916

Foundered next morning