Natal (Warrior Class)


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Laid down 6th January 1904
Launched 30th September 1905
Completed 5th March 1907
Commissioned N/A
Fate Sunk:
31st December 1915
Builders Vickers, Barrow
United Kingdom
Complement 712
Dimensions
Displacement 13550 tons max
Dimensions 505' 4" x 73' 6"
Draught 25'
Armament
Main guns 6 x 9.2" (6 x 1)
Secondary guns 4 x 7.5" (4 x 1)
Torpedo tubes 3 x 18" submerged
Other weapons 26 x 3pdr
Countermeasures None
Armour Belt: 3" - 6"
Deck: 0.75" - 1.5"
Bulkheads: 2" - 6"
C.T.: 10"
Turrets: 4.5" - 7.5"
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 25 x Yarrow boilers
2 x 4 cyl. triple expansion
Power output 23000ihp
Speed 23kts
Shafts 2
Range N/A
Fuel 2050 tons coal

Natal was sunk by a magazine explosion in the Cromarty Forth. A fire on board set off the aft magazines.

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