H.M.S. Superb
1909
(Navis 108N)
- Class: Bellerophon - 3 battleships of 1906
- Displacement: 18,600 tons
- Dimensions: 520 (wl) 526 (oa) x 82 x 27 ft.
- Machinery: Turbine (Parsons) 4 screws, S.H.P. 23,000 = 20.75 knots
- Armor: Main belt 11 in., turrets 8 in.
- Armament: 10-12in/45cal Mk X (5x2), 16-4in/50cal QF (16x1); 3-18in TT
- Complement: 750-850
- Builder: Armstrong, Elswick
- Laid Down: 6 Feb 1907
- Launched: 7 Nov 1907
- Completed: 9 Jun 1909
- Notes: Second class of 12in-gunned British dreadnoughts, essentially a repeat design of Dreadnought with minor improvements, including a second spotting top. Service: 1914, 1st B.S. 1916, Jutland. 1918, Led Allied fleet through Dardanelles. 1919, Turret drill ship: Target. Sale and scrapped 1920-22. Sisters Bellerophon and Temeraire.
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