Queen Elizabeth-class battleship

	Queen Elizabeth in her original configuration at Lemnos, 24 April 1915
Class overview
Name	Queen Elizabeth class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Iron Duke class
Succeeded by	Revenge class
In commission	1914–1947
Planned	6
Completed	5
Cancelled	1
Lost	1
Scrapped	4
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Super dreadnought battleship
Displacement	32,590 long tons (33,110 t) (normal); 33,260 long tons (33,790 t) (Deep load);
Length	643 ft 9 in (196.2 m) (o/a)
Beam	90 ft 7 in (27.6 m)
Draught	33 ft 7 in (10.2 m) (deep load)
Installed power	24 water-tube boilers; 75,000 shp (56,000 kW);
Propulsion	4 shafts; 2 steam turbine sets
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,260 km; 5,750 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	923–951 (as completed) ; 1,249–1,262 (as flagships, 1920);
Armament	4 × twin 15 in (381 mm) guns; 12, 14, or 16 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns; 2 × single 3 in (76 mm) AA guns; 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Waterline belt: 13 in (330 mm); Deck: 1–3 in (25–76 mm); Barbettes: 7–10 in (178–254 mm); Gun turrets: 11–13 in (279–330 mm); Conning tower: 13 in (330 mm);

The Queen Elizabeth-class battleships were a group of five super-dreadnoughts built for the Royal Navy during the 1910s. These battleships were superior in firepower, protection and speed to their Royal Navy predecessors of the Iron Duke class as well as preceding German classes such as the König class. The corresponding Bayern-class ships were generally considered competitive, although the Queen Elizabeth class were 2 knots (3.7 km/h) faster and outnumbered the German class 5:2. The Queen Elizabeths are generally considered the first fast battleships of their day.

The Queen Elizabeths were the first battleships to be armed with 15-inch (381 mm) guns, and were described in the 1919 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships as "the most successful type of capital ship yet designed."^[1] They saw much service in both world wars. Barham was lost to a U-boat attack in 1941, but the others survived the wars and were scrapped in the late 1940s.

^ Jane, Fred T. (Parkes, Surgeon-Lt. R.N. Dr. Oscar and Prendergast, Maurice co-ed.) (1919). Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I. London: Jane's Publishing (1990 reprint, Military Press, New York; dist. by Crown Publishers). p. 36. ISBN 0-517-03375-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Jane's_1919-1] Jane, Fred T. (Parkes, Surgeon-Lt. R.N. Dr. Oscar and Prendergast, Maurice co-ed.) (1919). Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I. London: Jane's Publishing (1990 reprint, Military Press, New York; dist. by Crown Publishers). p. 36. ISBN 0-517-03375-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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Class overview
Queen Elizabeth in her original configuration at Lemnos, 24 April 1915
Name	Queen Elizabeth class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Iron Duke class
Succeeded by	Revenge class
In commission	1914–1947
Planned	6
Completed	5
Cancelled	1
Lost	1
Scrapped	4
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Super dreadnought battleship
Displacement	32,590 long tons (33,110 t) (normal) 33,260 long tons (33,790 t) (Deep load)
Length	643 ft 9 in (196.2 m) (o/a)
Beam	90 ft 7 in (27.6 m)
Draught	33 ft 7 in (10.2 m) (deep load)
Installed power	24 water-tube boilers 75,000 shp (56,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 shafts; 2 steam turbine sets
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,260 km; 5,750 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	923–951 (as completed) 1,249–1,262 (as flagships, 1920)
Armament	4 × twin 15 in (381 mm) guns 12, 14, or 16 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns 2 × single 3 in (76 mm) AA guns 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Waterline belt: 13 in (330 mm) Deck: 1–3 in (25–76 mm) Barbettes: 7–10 in (178–254 mm) Gun turrets: 11–13 in (279–330 mm) Conning tower: 13 in (330 mm)

Queen Elizabeth-class battleship

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