Admiral class battleship
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 HMS Anson (circa 1897) |
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| Class overview | |
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| In commission: | 1888-1910 |
| Completed: | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 10,600 tons (11,200 t) |
| Length: | 330 ft (101 m) |
| Beam: | 68 ft 6 in (21 m) |
| Draught: | 27 ft 3 in (8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Coal fired steam engines, twin screws |
| Speed: | 16.9 knots (31 km/h) maximum |
| Complement: | 515 |
| Armament: | HMS Collingwood: 4 × 12-inch (305 mm) guns HMS Benbow: 2 × 16.25-inch (413 mm) guns Other ships: 4 × 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns All ships: 4 × BL 6-inch (152 mm) /26 guns 12 × 6-pounder guns 10 × 3-pounder quick-firers |
| Armour: | 18 inch partial belt |
The British Royal Navy's pre-dreadnought Admiral-class battleships of the 1880s followed the pattern of the Devastation class in having the main armament on centre-line mounts with the superstructure in between. This pattern was followed by most following British designs until HMS Dreadnought in 1906.
They were known as the Admiral-class because they were all named after British admirals.
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