| Laid down | 2nd May 1910 |
| Launched | 24th April 1911 |
| Completed | N/A |
| Commissioned | November 1912 |
| Fate | Scrapped: 1926 |
| Builders | Vickers, Barrow United Kingdom |
| Complement | 995 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 26250 tons std 29700 tons max |
| Dimensions | 700' x 88' 6" |
| Draught | 27' 6" |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | 8 x 13.5" (4 x 2) |
| Secondary guns | 16 x 4" (16 x 1) |
| Torpedo tubes | 2 x 21" |
| Other weapons | N/A |
| Countermeasures | None |
| Armour | Belt: 3" - 9" Deck: 1" - 2.5" Barbettes: 9" Turrets: 6" - 9" |
| 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 | 42 x Yarrow boilers 4 x Parsons steam turbines |
| Power output | 70000shp |
| Speed | 27kts |
| Shafts | 4 |
| Range | 5610NM @ 10kts |
| Fuel | 3500 tons coal |
After the battle of Coronel, Princess Royal was sent to the eastern end of the Panama Canal in case von Spee attempted to escape through it. She received 9 heavy hits at Jutland.
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