HMS Conqueror

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HMS Conqueror was a Royal Navy Orion-class dreadnought battleship that served in the early 20th century, including action with the Grand Fleet during World War I.

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HMS Conqueror canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Orion-class battleship ⓘ
Royal Navy warship ⓘ
dreadnought battleship ⓘ
armament 10 × 13.5-inch guns ⓘ
16 × 4-inch guns ⓘ
3 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ
armamentLayout five twin 13.5-inch turrets on the centreline ⓘ
armour 10-inch barbettes ⓘ
11-inch turrets ⓘ
12-inch belt ⓘ
1–4-inch decks ⓘ
battle Battle of Jutland ⓘ
beam 88 ft ⓘ
builder William Beardmore and Company ⓘ
builtAt Dalmuir ⓘ
class Orion class ⓘ
commissioned 1912-11-23 ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crew approximately 900 officers and men ⓘ
decommissioned 1921 ⓘ
displacement 22000 long tons (standard) ⓘ
25000 long tons (deep load) ⓘ
draught 31 ft ⓘ
fate sold for scrap ⓘ
flagshipOf 2nd Battle Squadron (at times) ⓘ
linked to: 2nd Battle Squadron
followedBy King George V-class battleship (1911) ⓘ
laidDown 1910-04-05 ⓘ
launched 1911-05-01 ⓘ
length 581 ft ⓘ
maximumSpeed 21 knots ⓘ
namedAfter the concept of a conqueror ⓘ
notableFeature first British battleship class with all main guns on the centreline ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
partOf Grand Fleet ⓘ
pennantNumber not routinely displayed in WWI era ⓘ
powerOutput 27000 shp ⓘ
precededBy Colossus-class battleship ⓘ
propulsion coal-fired boilers ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
range 6900 nautical miles at 10 knots ⓘ
roleAtJutland engaged German battlecruisers and battleships ⓘ
scrapped 1922 ⓘ
scrappedUnder post–World War I naval reductions ⓘ
servedIn Grand Fleet ⓘ
Home Fleet ⓘ
serviceEntryPeriod early 20th century ⓘ

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Orion-class battleship → ship → HMS Conqueror ⓘ