Majestic (Majestic Class)


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Laid down 1893
Launched 1894
Completed N/A
Commissioned 1895
Fate Sunk:
27th May 1915 off Cape Helles
Builders HM Dockyard, Portsmouth
United Kingdom
Complement 670
Dimensions
Displacement 14900 tons std
16000 tons max
Dimensions 421' x 75'
Draught 27' 6"
Armament
Main guns 4 x 12" (2 x 2)
Secondary guns 12 x 6" (12 x 1)
Torpedo tubes 5 x 18" 4 submerged, 1 above water
Other weapons 16 x 3" (16 x 1)
12 x 3pdr (12 x 1)
Countermeasures None
Armour Belt: 9" Harvey
Deck: 2.5" - 3"
Barbettes: 10"
Turrets: 6"
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 12000ihp
Speed 17.5kts
Shafts 2
Range N/A
Fuel 2000 tons coal

Majestic was sunk by 2 torpedoes from U21 whilst taking part in the Dardanelles operation.

Last altered : 3rd July 1999

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