Revenge Class
The Revenge class or as sometimes called the Royal Sovereign class were designed as a cheaper alternative to the Queen Elizabeth class. Plans had initially been for a class of eight ships, but at the start of the First World War work stopped on all new capital ships. The last three ships Renown, Repulse and Resistance were cancelled. The first two were eventually redesigned as battlecruisers. During design they were planned to have a maximum speed of just over 21 knots and had reverted back to being coal- and oil-fuelled. However in 1915, this was changed and they became oil-fuelled only. Secondary armament was fourteen 6 inch, two 3 inch anti-aircraft, four 3 pounder guns and four 21 inch torpedoes. Both Revenge and Royal Oak were completed in time to take part in the battle of Jutland. Royal Oak was torpedoed at anchor in Scapa Flow during the Second World War.
| Ship | Main guns | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
| Revenge ex Renown |
8 × 15 in (38.1 cm) |
28,000 long tons (28,450 t) |
4 × shafts Parsons turbines 18 × boilers |
22 December 1913 |
March 1916 |
Sold for scrap February 1948 |
| Royal Sovereign | 8 × 15 in (38.1 cm) |
28,000 long tons (28,450 t) |
4 × shafts Parsons turbines 18 × boilers |
15 January 1914 |
May 1916 |
Sold for scrap February 1949 |
| Royal Oak | 8 × 15 in (38.1 cm) |
28,000 long tons (28,450 t) |
4 × shafts Parsons turbines 18 × boilers |
15 January 1914 |
May 1916 |
Torpedoed and sunk by U-47 on 14 October 1939 |
| Resolution | 8 × 15 in (38.1 cm) |
28,000 long tons (28,450 t) |
4 × shafts Parsons turbines 18 × boilers |
29 November 1913 |
May 1916 |
Sold for scrap February 1949 |
| Ramillies | 8 × 15 in (38.1 cm) |
28,000 long tons (28,450 t) |
4 × shafts turbines 18 × boilers |
12 November 1913 |
September 1917 |
Sold for scrap 1948 |
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