Leviathan (Drake Class)




Laid down 30th November 1899
Launched 3rd July 1901
Completed 16th June 1903
Commissioned N/A
Fate Sold for scrapping:
1920
Builders John Brown, Clydebank
United Kingdom
Complement 900
Dimensions
Displacement 14150 tons max
Dimensions 533' 6" x 71' 4"
Draught 26'
Armament
Main guns 2 x 9.2" (2 x 1)
Secondary guns 16 x 6" (16 x 1)
Torpedo tubes 2 x 18" submerged
Other weapons 14 x 12pdr
3 x 3pdr
Countermeasures None
Armour Belt: 2" - 6"
Deck: 1" - 2.5"
Bulkheads: 5"
C.T.: 12"
Turrets: 6"
Casemates: 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 43 x Belleville boilers
2 x 4 cyl. triple expansion
Power output 30000ihp
Speed 23kts
Shafts 2
Range N/A
Fuel 2500 tons coal

Leviathan was assigned to the China station between 1905 and 1906, and then was assigned to the Channel Fleet.

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