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Royal Sovereign Class (1916) BB Specification 
- As Built

Crew :

950 Royal Sovereign Class (1916) BB Ships :
Displacement : 27,500 tons  (27,940 tonnes) full load (as designed). Royal Sovereign Class (1916) BB Specification 1942 :

Dimensions :

624ft x 102ft x 30ft;
(191m x 31.2m x 9.2m).
Range : ?

Armour:

13in (33cm) main belt;
13in (33cm) turrets;
1½in (3.8cm) deck.
Armament: 8 x 15in guns, main;
14 x 6in guns, secondary;
2 x 3in AA guns;
4 x 21in torpedo tubes with 20 torpedoes.
Power plant : Four Shaft steam turbines developing 40,000 hp. Oil fuel fired.

Max Speed :

21.5 knots

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This page last edited - 27 February, 2013.