Warrior-class
Minotaur-class
Laid down at Pembroke Dockyard, Pembroke Dock on 5 November 1903, launched on 25 November 1905, completed on 12 December 1906, participated in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916 and such heavily damaged by German gunfire of the German battle cruiser Derfflinger and battleships and despite towed away by the seaplane tender HMS Engadine forced to be abandoned at 8:25 o’clock on 1 June 1916. Building costs 1.186.395 pond sterling. Machinery manufactured by Wallsend Slipway and Engineering. Built under the 1903-1904 Naval Programme. Of the Warrior-class consisting of the Warrior, Achilles. Cochrane and Natal., preceded by the Duke of Edinburg-class and succeeded by the Minotaur-class.
General technical class specifications. With a displacement of 12.790 tons (Warrior 13.700 (built)-14.700 (full loaded) and as dimensions 146,3 (between perpendiculars)-154,1 (over all) x 22,4 x 8,4 metres or 480-505.5 x 73.5 x 27,5 feet. The two vertical 4 cylinder triple expansion steam engines and 19 Yarrow and 6 cylindrical boilers supplied via 2 shaft 23.000 ihp allowing a speed of 23 knots or with a speed of 10 knots a range of 8.130 nautical miles. The crew numbered 770-789 men. The armour consisted of a waterline belt with a thickness of 7,6-15,2cm/3-6”, a 1,9-3,8cm/0.75-1.15” thick deck, 5,1-15,2cm/2-6” thick bulkheads and the gun turrets, barbettes and conning tower protected by respectively 11,4-19,1cm/4.5-7.5”, 7,6-15,2cm./3-6” and 25,4cm/10”. The armament consisted of 6x1-23,4cm/9” breech loading Mk X guns, 4x1-19,1cm/8.5” breech loading Mk II guns, 24x1-4,7cm/3pd quick firing Vickers guns and 3-45cm/18” torpedo tubes.
