H.M.S. Nelson
28
1945
(Neptun 1102a)
- Class: Nelson - 2 battleships of 1925
- Displacement: 33,900 tons
- Dimensions: 660 (pp) 710 (oa) x 106 x 28.5 ft.
- Machinery: 2-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 45,000 = 23 knots
- Armor: Main belt 14 in., deck 3.75-6.25 in., main turrets 9-16 in., D.C.T. 16 in.
- Armament: 9-16in (3x3), 12-6in (6x2), 6-4.7in AA (6x1), 48-2pdr AA (6x8) guns, 16-40mm AA (4x4), 61-20mm AA; 2-24.5 in. T.T. (sub); 1 aircraft
- Complement: 1,314
- Builder: Armstrong
- Laid Down: 28 Dec 1922
- Launched: 3 Sep 1925
- Commissioned: 15 Aug 1927
- Service: Home fleet 1939-42, Force "H" 1943, Home fleet 1943-44, refit USA 1944-45, East Indies 1945. Scrapped Inverkeithing 1949.
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