H.M.S. Howe
32
1944
(Neptun 1101d)
- Class: King George V - 5 battleships of 1936-37
- Displacement: 35,000 tons
- Dimensions: 700 (pp) 745 (oa) x 103 x 27.75 ft
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 110,000 = 29 knots
- Armor: Main belt 14-15in, deck 5-6in, main turrets 9-16in, CT 16in
- Armament: 10-14in (2x4,1x2), 16-5.25in DP (8x2), 64-2pdr AA (8x8), 8-40mm (2x4) AA guns
- Complement: 1,553
- Builder: Fairfield, Govan
- Laid Down: 1 Jun 1937
- Launched: 9 Apr 1940
- Commissioned: 29 Aug 1942
- Service: Home fleet 1942-43, Force "H" 1943, Home Fleet 1943-44, Eastern Fleet 1944-45. Scrapped 1958.
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