Of the Iron Duke-class consisting of the Iron Duke, Marlborough, Benbow and Emperor of India. Preceded by the King George V-class and succeeded by the Queen Elizabeth-class.
General specifications. Displacement of 25.000-29,500 (full load) tons and as dimensions 189,8 x 27,4 x 9,98 metres or 622.9 x 90 x 32.9 feet. The direct drive machinery consisted of 4 shaft Parsons turbines with 18 boilers delivering 29.000 ship allowing a speed of 21,25 knots and with a speed of 10 knots a range of 7.780 nautical miles. Fuel bunker capacity of 3.300 tons/3.200 long tons coals and 1.050 tons/1.030 long tons oil. The crew numbered 995-1.022 men. The armour consisted of a 30,5cm/12” thick belt, 20,32cm/8” thick bulkheads, 6,3cm/2.5” inch decks and the barbettes and turrets protected by respectively 25,4cm/10” en 28cm/11”. The armament consisted of 5x2-34,29cm/13.5” breech loading Mk VII guns on the centreline, 6-15,2cm/6” Ml VII guns in casemates, 2-3” quick firing 20 cwt anti aircraft guns and 4-53,3cm/21” submerged torpedo tubes.
Laid down at the Portsmouth Dockyard on 12 January 1912, launched on 12 October 1912, completed in March 1914, removed from active service becoming a training ship in 1929, depot ship at Scapa Flow since 1939, damaged during an German air attack on 17 October 1939, after repairs beached still in service, sold to the Metal Industries be broken up in 1946. Resold in September 1948 brought towards Glasgow, Scotland and arrived there on 30 November 1948.
