Queen Elizabeth Class
The Queen Elizabeth class had its main armament of eight 15 inch guns arranged in four double turrets. The new calibre guns were intended to still give the Royal Navy and an advantage in range over newer American and Japanese ships which the Admiralty expected were to be armed with 14 inch guns. The initial design was for a five turret ship, being reduced to four when it was realised its greater range and hitting power with a broadside of 15,000 pounds (6,800 kg) compared to 14,000 pounds (6,400 kg) in the Iron Duke class. Secondary armament was fourteen 6 inch, two 3 inch anti-aircraft and four 21 inch torpedoes. The space saved by the reduction of one turret was used to house additional boilers which gave the ships a speed of 24–25 knots.
| Ship | Main guns | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
| Queen Elizabeth | 8 × 15 in (38.1 cm) | 27,500 long tons (27,940 t) |
4 × shafts Parsons turbines 24 × boilers |
21 October 1912 |
January 1915 |
Sold for scrap April 1948 |
| Warspite | 8 × 15 in (38.1 cm) |
27,500 long tons (27,940 t) |
4 × shafts Parsons turbines 24 × boilers |
31 October 1912 |
March 1915 |
Sold for scrap July 1946 |
| Barham | 8 × 15 in (38.1 cm) |
27,500 long tons (27,940 t) |
4 × shafts Parsons turbines 24 × boilers |
24 February 1913 |
October 1915 |
Torpedoed and sunk 25 November 1941 |
| Valiant | 8 × 15 in (38.1 cm) |
27,500 long tons (27,940 t) |
4 × shafts Parsons turbines 24 × boilers |
31 January 1913 |
February 1916 |
Sold for scrap March 1948 |
| Malaya | 8 × 15 in (38.1 cm) |
27,500 long tons (27,940 t) |
4 × shafts Parsons turbines 24 × boilers |
20 October 1913 |
February 1916 |
Sold for scrap February 1948 |
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