Agincourt 1915
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Agincourt (ex-Sultan Osman I, ex-Rio de Janeiro) | Armstrong, Elswick | 9/1911 | 22/1/1913 | 8/1914 | sold for BU 12/1922 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
27500 |
|
Displacement full, t |
30250 |
|
Length, m |
204.7 |
|
Breadth, m |
27.1 |
|
Draught, m |
8.20 |
|
No of shafts |
4 |
|
Machinery |
Parsons geared steam turbines, 22 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
34000 |
|
Max speed, kn |
22 |
|
Fuel, t |
3200 coal + 620 oil |
|
Armour, mm |
belt: 229 - 102, bulkheads: 203 - 102, turrets: 305 (faces), barbettes: 229 - 76, deck: 64 - 25, CT: 305 |
|
Armament |
7 x 2 - 305/45 Mk XIII, 20 x 1 - 152/50 BL Mk XIII, 10 x 1 - 76/45 QF Mk I, 2 x 1 - 76/45 QF MkI HA, 3 - 533 TT (2 beam, 1 stern) |
|
Complement |
1115 |
Ship project history: Ship was ordered by Brazil but resold to Turkey on the stocks. Later she was requisitioned by RN. The unusual project is predetermined by requirements of the initial customer who has wished at preservation of 305mm main calibre to have very high-power side salvo. As a result Agincourt was the longest battleship of RN and the only thing in the world a seven-tower dreadnought.
Protection: will be added.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Agincourt 1914
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