HMS Princess Royal |
Type: |
Battlecruiser |
Class: |
Lion (1909) (Class Overview) |
Builder: |
Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness, England |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
1909 |
Commissioned: |
November 14, 1912 |
Keel Laid: |
May 2, 1910 |
Decommissioned: |
December 1922 |
Launched: |
April 29, 1911 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Sold Dec. 19, 1922 to A.J. Purves, resold and scrapped at Rosyth Shipbreaking, Rosyth, Scotland. |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
700' |
Engines: |
4 Parsons geared steam turbines |
Beam: |
88' 2" |
Boilers: |
42 Yarrow (coal fired with oil backup) |
Draft: |
27' std. / 28' 10" full |
Shafts: |
4 |
Displacement: |
26,270 std. / 29,680 full |
HP: |
70,000 |
Speed: |
27 knots (a) |
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Crew: |
1000+ |
Range: |
5,610 NM @ 10 knots / 2,420 NM @ 23.9 knots |
Construction notes: |
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(a): |
Achieved 28.52 knots on trials @ 76,510 HP. |
Armament as built
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement
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Maximum Range / Ceiling
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8 |
13.5"/45 (343mm) Mk V (L) |
4 twin turrets |
23,740 yards @ 20° (13.4 miles) 1,400 lb. AP shell Rate of fire 1-2 RPM |
14 |
4"/50 (102mm) BL Mk VII |
Single mounts casemates |
11,600 yards @ 15° (6.5 miles) 31 lb. HE shell Rate of fire 6-8 RPM |
2 |
21" (533mm) torpedo tubes |
broadside submerged |
10,750 yards @ 31 knots (6.1 miles) 4,500 yards @ 45 knots (2.5 miles) 515 lb. TNT warhead |
Armament notes: |
After 1917 Princess Royal had several AA guns installed. |
Combat Victories |
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Date
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Name
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Type
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Tons
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Nationality
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Notes
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Aug. 28, 1914 |
SMS Cöln |
Cruiser |
4,864 |
Germany |
(a) |
Jan. 24, 1915 |
SMS Derfflinger |
Battlecruiser |
31,200 |
Germany |
Damaged |
Notes: |
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(a): |
Assisted by HMS Lion. |
History |
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Aug. 28, 1914: |
Battle of the Heligoland Bight, assisted in sinking SMS Cöln. |
Jan. 24, 1915: |
Battle of Dogger Bank, damaged SMS Derfflinger. |
May 31, 1916: |
Battle of Jutland, damaged to engine room, main fire control, Y turret and a 4" gun mount caused by nine direct hits, 22 crewmen killed. Out of action until July 1916. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Oct. 19, 2007 |