Description
Royal Sovereign was 624 feet 3 inches (190.27 m) long overall and had a beam of 88 ft 6 in (26.97 m) and a draught of 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m). She had a designed displacement of 28,000 tonnes (27,558 long tons; 30,865 short tons) and with a full combat load, she displaced 31,000 t (30,510 long tons; 34,172 short tons). She was powered by four Parsons steam turbines with steam from eighteen oil-fired boilers. These were rated at 40,000 shaft horsepower (29,828 kW) and a top speed of 23 knots (42.6 km/h; 26.5 mph). She had a range of 4,200 nautical miles (7,778 km; 4,833 mi) at a cruising speed of 10 kn (18.5 km/h; 11.5 mph).
The ship was equipped with eight BL 15-inch Mk I guns in four twin turrets, in superfiring pairs fore and aft of the superstructure, designated 'A', 'B', 'X', and 'Y' from front to rear. Fourteen BL 6-inch Mk XII guns were mounted in casemates along the broadside of the vessel amidships. As built, her anti-aircraft armament consisted of two QF 3-inch 20 cwt Mk I guns.
In August-September 1924, the 3-inch guns had been replaced by a pair of QF 4-inch Mk V guns, and another pair was added during the ship's 1927–28 refit. These were replaced by eight QF 4-inch Mk XVI guns in twin turrets during Royal Sovereign's 1937–38 refit. A pair of eight-barrel 2-pounder "pom-poms" were added in 1932 abreast the funnel, and two four-barrel "pom-poms" were added in early 1942 atop 'B' and 'X' turrets. Ten 20 mm Oerlikon guns were also added in 1941. Another six were added in 1943. Royal Sovereign was initially equipped with four 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes submerged on her beam, though the after pair were removed in 1932. The forward pair were also removed in 1937–1938, during the ship's last prewar refit.
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