Fleets of the world 1915. Compiled from official sources and classified according to types.
Eveleigh Nash, London, England, 1915.
Laid down by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow, England on 18 May 1905, launched on 4 September 1906, completed in October 1908, commissioned although keep in reserve on 1 December 1908, in active service commissioned on 5 January 1909, decommissioned in May 1919, laud up in reserve, on the sales list in August 1919 and sold to Stanlee Shipbreaking Company, Dover, England be broken up on 4 June 1920, resold to the Slough Trading Company on 8 November 1920 and again sold towards Germany where was towed towards in January 1922. Building costs 1.651.339 pound sterling.
Of the Lord Nelson-class consisting of the Lord Nelson and the Agamemnon which were the last pre-dreadnoughts. Preceded by the Swiftsure-class and succeeded by the Dreadnought. Designed by Sir Philip Watts.(1)
Displacement 15.604 tons/15.358 long tons (normal)-16.350 tons/16.090 long tons (load)-18.110 tons/17.820 long tons (deep load) and as dimensions 135,2 x 24,2 x 7,9 metres ot 443.6 x 79.6 x 26.0 feet, The two vertical triple expansion steam engine and 15 Babcock&Wilcox water tube boilers supplied via 2 shafts 16.750 ihp allowing a speed of 18 knots and with a speed of 10 knots a range of 9.180 nautical miles. Her crew numbered around 1750 (peacetime)-800/817 (in wartime). The armour consisted of a main belt with a thickness of 30,5cm/12” amidships decreasing forward to 5,1-15,2cm/2-6”, the decks were 3,8cm/1.5” in the main part thick, in the middle 2,5-10,2cm/1-4” and lower 7,62cm/3” thick, a bulkhead aft of 20,3cm/8” thickness with the 12” gun turrets, 9.2” gun turrets, barbettes, citadel and conning tower protected by respectively 30,5cm/1”, 17,8cm/7”, 30,5cm/12”, 2,3cm/8” and 30,5cm/12”. The armament consisted of 2x2-30,5cm/12”Mk X guns, 4x2&2x1-23,4cm/9.2” breech loading Mk XI guns, 24x1-12pd 18cwet quick firing guns, 2x1-3pd guns and 5 submerged 45cm/17.72” torpedo tubes for which 23 torpedoes were taken on board.
Note
1. Sir Philip Watts (30 May 1846 Deptford, England-15 March 1926 Chelsea, London, England) naval architect, designed the so-called Elswick cruiser and he was responsible for the evolution in battleships with his HMS Dreadnought.
