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| Laid down | 2nd April 1906 |
| Launched | 14th April 1907 |
| Completed | N/A |
| Commissioned | March 1909 |
| Fate | Sunk: 31st May 1916 at Jutland |
| Builders | Armstrong, Elswick United Kingdom |
| Complement | 784 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 17420 tons std 20135 tons max |
| Dimensions | 567' x 78' 6" |
| Draught | 26' 8" |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | 8 x 12" (4 x 2) |
| Secondary guns | 12 x 4" (12 x 1) |
| Torpedo tubes | 5 x 18" |
| Other weapons | N/A |
| Countermeasures | None |
| Armour | Belt: 2" - 6" Deck: 0.75" - 2.5" Barbettes: 7" Turrets: 4" - 7" |
| Aircraft Facilities | |
| Aircraft | None |
| Flightdeck | None |
| Hangar | None |
| Catapults | None |
| Arrestor system | None |
| Aviation fuel | None |
| Electronics Fit | |
| Radar | None |
| Sonar | None |
| ECM | None |
| Other | N/A |
| Machinery | |
| Engines | 31 x Yarrow boilers 4 x Parsons steam turbines |
| Power output | 41000shp |
| Speed | 25kts |
| Shafts | 4 |
| Range | 3000NM @ 25kts |
| Fuel | 3000 tons coal |
Invincible was Admiral Sturdees flagship at the battle of the Falklands. She was sunk by a hit from the battlecruiser Derfflinger in a magazine. Six of the 1032 crew survived, being rescued by the destroyer Badger.
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