Africa (King Edward VII Class)


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Laid down January 1904
Launched 20th May 1905
Completed N/A
Commissioned November 1906
Fate Sold for scrapping:
1920
Builders HM Dockyard, Chatham
United Kingdom
Complement 777
Dimensions
Displacement 15630 tons std
17000 tons max
Dimensions 453' 8" x 78'
Draught 25' 6"
Armament
Main guns 4 x 12" (2 x 2)
Secondary guns 4 x 9.2" (4 x 1)
Torpedo tubes 4 x 18"
Other weapons 10 x 6" (10 x 1)
Countermeasures None
Armour Belt: 9"
Turrets: 12"
Deck: 2.5"
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 Water tube boilers
2 x vertical triple expansion
Power output 18000ihp
Speed 18.5kts
Shafts 2
Range 2000NM @ 19kts
Fuel 2150 tons coal

Last altered : 3rd July 1999

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