HMS Hood (1891) |
Type: |
Battleship |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Chatham Dockyard Chatham, England |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Launched: |
July 30, 1891 |
Keel Laid: |
August 17, 1889 |
Commissioned: |
June 1, 1893 |
Fate: |
Sunk as blockship Nov. 4, 1914 at Portland harbor Portland, England (50.34.10N - 02.25.22W). The wreck is still there. |
Dimensions, Machinery and Performance |
Length: |
410' 1" |
Engines: |
2 three cylinder triple expansion |
Beam: |
74' 8" |
Boilers: |
Coal fired |
Draft: |
27' 5" |
Shafts: |
2 |
Displacement: |
14,190 std. / 15,580 full |
SHP: |
9,000 |
Speed: |
15 knots |
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Crew: |
712 |
Range: |
N/A |
Armament |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling |
4 |
13.5"/30 (343mm) |
2 twin turrets |
12,620 yards @ 13.5° (7.1 miles) with a 1,250 lb. shell |
10 |
6"/40 (152mm) |
single mounts |
10,000 yards @ 15° (5.6 miles) with a 100 lb. HE shell |
10 |
2.2"/40 (57mm) |
single mounts |
8,700 yards @ 45° (4.9 miles) with a 6 lb. HE shell |
12 |
1.8"/40 (47mm) |
single mounts |
7,900 yards @ 45° (4.4 miles) with a 3.3 lb. HE shell |
6 |
18" (450mm) torpedo tubes |
4 surface 2 submerged |
800 yards @ 26.5 knots 118 lb. wet gun-cotton warhead |
*Armaments include changes, not all weapons mounted simultaneously. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Jan. 30, 2007 |