Invincible (Invincible Class)


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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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