List of Dreadnought Battleships of The Royal Navy - HMS Neptune

HMS Neptune

Neptune was designed to answer the flaws with the preceding designs and to provide a heavier broadside. The turrets on the wings were staggered to allow them to fire across decks and X turret following the American practice was raised a deck level above Y turret. This layout allowed all ten guns to fire a broadside. Secondary armament was sixteen 4 inch, four 3 pounders, and three 18 inch torpedo tubes. During trials she proved to be the fastest British battleship up to that time at 22.75 knots. After commissioning Neptune became the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief Home Fleet. During the First World War in April 1916, she was involved in a collision with a merchant ship but was not seriously damaged and later fought in the battle of Jutland.