Admiral class

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The Admiral class was a group of British Royal Navy battlecruisers designed in the World War I era, best known for including HMS Hood, the largest and most powerful warship in the world when completed.

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Admiral class canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy ship class ⓘ
battlecruiser class ⓘ
capital ship ⓘ
bestKnownFor including HMS Hood ⓘ
commissionedInYear 1920 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
designedBy Royal Navy Director of Naval Construction ⓘ
designedInPeriod 1910s ⓘ
World War I era ⓘ
designMotivation improve protection and firepower over earlier battlecruisers ⓘ
era interwar naval arms race ⓘ
fate sunk in action ⓘ
includesShip HMS Anson ⓘ
HMS Hood ⓘ
HMS Howe ⓘ
HMS Rodney ⓘ
intendedRole battlecruiser ⓘ
launchedInYear 1918 ⓘ
namedAfter Admiral George Anson ⓘ
Admiral George Brydges Rodney ⓘ
Admiral Richard Howe ⓘ
linked to: Admiral Lord Howe

Royal Navy admirals ⓘ
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood ⓘ
linked to: Admiral Samuel Hood
navalArchitectureFeature heavy belt armor for a battlecruiser ⓘ
high speed for a capital ship ⓘ
notableAs largest warship in the world when completed ⓘ
most powerful warship in the world when completed ⓘ
notableShip HMS Hood ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
partOfClass Admiral class ⓘ
Admiral class ⓘ
Admiral class ⓘ
Admiral class ⓘ
precededBy Renown-class battlecruiser ⓘ
primaryArmament 15-inch naval guns ⓘ
propulsionType steam turbines ⓘ
servedInConflict World War II ⓘ
shipType battlecruiser ⓘ
capital ship ⓘ
succeededBy G3 battlecruiser design ⓘ
sunkBy German battleship Bismarck ⓘ
sunkInBattle Battle of the Denmark Strait ⓘ
sunkInYear 1941 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

HMS Hood → shipClass → Admiral class ⓘ
subject linked to: British battlecruiser HMS Hood
HMS Hood → partOfClass → Admiral class ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral class
HMS Anson → partOfClass → Admiral class ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral class
HMS Howe → partOfClass → Admiral class ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral class
HMS Rodney → partOfClass → Admiral class ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral class