List of battleship classes

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The list of battleship classes includes all Ironclad battleship classes listed in chronological order by first commission. Classes which did not enter service are listed by the date of cancellation or last work on the project.

See also:

• List of battleships for individual ships
• List of battleships by country

Contents 1 Battleship classes 1.1 19th Century 1.1.1 Gloire class 1.1.2 Warrior class 1.1.3 Magenta class 1.1.4 Terribile class 1.1.5 Provence class 1.1.6 Principe di Carignano class 1.1.7 Re d'Italia class 1.1.8 Regina Maria Pia class 1.1.9 Pervenetz class 1.1.10 Roma class 1.1.11 Océan class 1.1.12 Cerebus class 1.1.13 Audacious class 1.1.14 Swiftsure class 1.1.15 Devastation class 1.1.16 Principe Amadeo class 1.1.17 Superb class 1.1.18 Colbert class 1.1.19 Duilio class 1.1.20 Belleisle class 1.1.21 Ajax class 1.1.22 Courbet class 1.1.23 Italia class 1.1.24 Conqueror class 1.1.25 Terrible class 1.1.26 Admiral class 1.1.27 Amiral Baudin class 1.1.28 Ruggiero di Lauria class 1.1.29 Colossus class 1.1.30 Ekaterina II class 1.1.31 Victoria class 1.1.32 Marceau class 1.1.33 Imperator Aleksandr II class 1.1.34 Re Umberto class 1.1.35 Trafalgar class 1.1.36 Royal Sovereign class 1.1.37 Centurion class 1.1.38 Brandenburg class 1.1.39 Evertsen class 1.1.40 Petropavlovsk class 1.1.41 Monarch class 1.1.42 Indiana class 1.1.43 Majestic class 1.1.44 Charlemagne class 1.1.45 Fuji class 1.1.46 Emanuele Filiberto class 1.1.47 Kaiser Friedrich class 1.1.48 Shikishima class 1.1.49 Peresviet class 1.1.50 Canopus class 1.1.51 Herluf Trolle class 1.2 20th Century 1.2.1 Kearsarge class 1.2.2 Illinois class 1.2.3 Habsburg class 1.2.4 Koningin Regentes class 1.2.5 Borodino class 1.2.6 Regina Margherita class 1.2.7 Virginia class 1.2.8 Formidable class 1.2.9 Maine class 1.2.10 Wittelsbach class 1.2.11 République class 1.2.12 King Edward VII class 1.2.13 Duncan class 1.2.14 Swiftsure class 1.2.15 Erzherzog Karl class 1.2.16 Liberté class battleship 1.2.17 Braunschweig class 1.2.18 Vittorio Emanuele class 1.2.19 Katori class 1.2.20 Connecticut class 1.2.21 Deutschland class 1.2.22 Evstafi class 1.2.23 Andrei Pervozvanny class 1.2.24 Mississippi class 1.2.25 Invincible class battlecruiser 1.2.26 Nassau class 1.2.27 Lord Nelson class 1.2.28 Bellerophon class 1.2.29 Danton class 1.2.30 Radetzky class 1.2.31 Kawachi class 1.2.32 St. Vincent class 1.2.33 South Carolina class 1.2.34 Satsuma class 1.2.35 Delaware class 1.2.36 Indefatigable class battlecruiser 1.2.37 Neptune class 1.2.38 Colossus class 1.2.39 Moltke class battlecruiser 1.2.40 Florida class 1.2.41 Courbet class 1.2.42 Helgoland class 1.2.43 Gangut class 1.2.44 Imperatritsa Mariya class 1.2.45 Kaiser class 1.2.46 Orion class 1.2.47 Lion class battlecruiser 1.2.48 Wyoming class 1.2.49 King George V class 1.2.50 Tegetthoff class 1.2.51 Andrea Doria class 1.2.52 Kongō class 1.2.53 König class 1.2.54 Iron Duke class 1.2.55 New York class 1.2.56 Normandie class 1.2.57 Derfflinger class battlecruiser 1.2.58 Bretagne class 1.2.59 Fuso class 1.2.60 Conte di Cavour class 1.2.61 Borodino class battlecruiser 1.2.62 Bayern class 1.2.63 Nevada class 1.2.64 Pennsylvania class 1.2.65 Ise class 1.2.66 New Mexico class 1.2.67 Tennessee class 1.2.68 Nagato class 1.2.69 Francesco Caracciolo class 1.2.70 Tosa class 1.2.71 Colorado class 1.2.72 South Dakota class 1.2.73 Dunkerque class 1.2.74 Gneisenau class 1.2.75 Littorio class 1.2.76 Richelieu class 1.2.77 Bismarck class 1.2.78 King George V class 1.2.79 Lion class 1.2.80 North Carolina class 1.2.81 Yamato class 1.2.82 South Dakota class 1.2.83 Iowa class 1.2.84 H class 1.2.85 Montana class 1.2.86 Sovetsky Soyuz class 2 External link 3 See also

[edit] Battleship classes

[edit] 19th Century

[edit] Gloire class

• Country: France
• Displacement: 5,630 tons
• Armament: 36 x 163 mm guns
• Armor: 110 mm
• Speed: 13 knots
• Ships in class: 3: La Gloire, Normandie, and Invincible
• Launched: 1859

[edit] Warrior class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 9,140 tons
• Armament: 4 × 8 in (203 mm), 28 × 7 in (178 mm), 4 x 20 pdr
• Armor: 4.5 in (114 mm) armor on 18 in (457 mm) wood.
• Speed: 14 knots under steam
• Ships in class: 2: HMS Warrior, HMS Black Prince
• Launched: 1860

[edit] Magenta class

• Country: France
• Ships in class: 2: Magenta and Solferino
• Launched: 1861
• Fate: Magenta exploded 1875

[edit] Terribile class

• Country: ITA
• Ships in class: 2: Terribile and Formidabile
• Launched: 1861

[edit] Provence class

• Country: France
• Ships in class: 10: Provence, Héroine, Savoie, Flandre, Magnanime, Surveillante, Valeureuse, Gauloise, Guyenne, and Revanche
• Launched: 1863

[edit] Principe di Carignano class

• Country: ITA
• Ships in class: 3: Principe di Carignano, Messina, and Conte Verde
• Launched: 1863

[edit] Re d'Italia class

• Country: ITA
• Ships in class: 2: Re d'Italia and Re di Portogallo
• Launched: 1863

[edit] Regina Maria Pia class

• Country: ITA
• Ships in class: 4: Regina Maria Pia, San Martino, Castelfidardo, and Ancona
• Launched: 1863

[edit] Pervenetz class

• Country: RUS
• Ships in class: 3: Pervenetz, Netron Menya, and Kreml
• Launched: 1863

[edit] Roma class

• Country: ITA
• Ships in class: 2: Roma and Venezia
• Launched: 1865

[edit] Océan class

• Country: France
• Ships in class: 3: Océan, Marengo, and Suffren
• Launched: 1868

[edit] Cerebus class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Ships in class: 2: HMS Cerebus, HMS Magdala
• Launched: 1868

[edit] Audacious class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 6,034 tons
• Armament: 10 × 9 in (229 mm) guns, 4 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 6 x 20 pounder guns, ram
• Armor: 200 mm belt, 150 mm battery
• Speed: 13 knots
• Ships in class: 4: HMS Audacious, HMS Invincible, HMS Iron Duke, and HMS Vanguard
• Launched: 1869

[edit] Swiftsure class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 6,910 tons
• Armament: 10 × 9 in (229 mm) guns, 4 × 6 in (152 mm) guns
• Ships in class: 2: HMS Swiftsure, HMS Triumph
• Launched: 1870

[edit] Devastation class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 9,188 tons
• Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns
• Armor: 300 mm belt, 380 mm turret
• Performance: Speed 13 knots; Range 4,700 miles
• Ships in class: 2: HMS Devastation, HMS Thunderer
• Launched: 1871
• Fate: Decommissioned by 1909 and scrapped

[edit] Principe Amadeo class

• Country: ITA
• Ships in class: 2: Palestro and Principe Amadeo
• Launched: 1871

[edit] Superb class

• Country: United Kingdom (for Turkey)
• Ships in class: 2: HMS Superb (United Kingdom), Messudieh (Turkey)
• Launched: 1875

[edit] Colbert class

• Country: France
• Ships in class: 2: Colbert and Trident
• Launched: 1875

[edit] Duilio class

• Country: ITA
• Ships in class: 2: Duilio and Dandolo
• Launched: 1876

[edit] Belleisle class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Ships in class: 2: HMS Belleisle and HMS Orion
• Launched: 1876

[edit] Ajax class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Ships in class: 2: HMS Ajax and HMS Agamemnon
• Launched: 1879

[edit] Courbet class

• Country: France
• Ships in class: 2: Courbet and Dévastation
• Launched: 1879

[edit] Italia class

• Country: ITA
• Ships in class: 2: Italia and Lepanto
• Launched: 1880

[edit] Conqueror class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Ships in class: 2: HMS Conqueror and HMS Hero
• Launched: 1881

[edit] Terrible class

• Country: France
• Ships in class: 4: Terrible, Indomptable, Caïman, and Requin
• Launched: 1881

[edit] Admiral class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 10,600 tons
• Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm)es, or 4 x 13.5 inch guns or 2 x 16.25 inch guns, 4 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 12 x 6 pounder guns, 10 x 3 pounder guns
• Armor: 18 inch belt
• Speed: 17 knots
• Ships in class: 6: HMS Collingwood, HMS Rodney, HMS Howe, HMS Camperdown, HMS Anson, and HMS Benbow
• Launched: 1882 - 1886

[edit] Amiral Baudin class

• Country: France
• Ships in class: 2: Amiral Baudin and Formidable
• Launched: 1883

[edit] Ruggiero di Lauria class

• Country: ITA
• Ships in class: 3: Ruggiero di Lauria, Francesco Morosini, and Andrea Doria
• Launched: 1884

[edit] Colossus class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 9,520 tons
• Armament: 4 x 12.5 inch guns, 5 × 6 in (152 mm) guns
• Speed: 15.5 knots
• Ships in class: 2: HMS Colossus and HMS Edinburgh
• Launched: 1886
• Fate: Both scrapped by 1910

[edit] Ekaterina II class

• Country: Russia
• Ships in class: 4: Ekaterina II, Tchesma, Sinop, and Georgii Pobiedonosets
• Launched: 1886

[edit] Victoria class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 11,020 tons
• Armament: 2 x 16.25 inch guns, 1 × 10 in (254 mm) gun, 12 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 6 × 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: 18 inch belt
• Speed: 17 knots
• Ships in class: 2: HMS Victoria and HMS Sans Pareil
• Launched: 9 June 1887
• Fate: Victoria sunk in collision in 1893

[edit] Marceau class

• Country: France
• Ships in class: 3: Marceau, Neptune, and Magenta
• Launched: 1887

[edit] Imperator Aleksandr II class

• Country: Russia
• Ships in class: 2: Imperator Aleksandr II and Imperator Nikolai I
• Launched: 1887

[edit] Re Umberto class

• Country: ITA
• Ships in class: 3: Re Umberto, Sardegna, and Sicilia
• Launched: 1888

[edit] Trafalgar class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 11,940 tons
• Armament: 4 x 13.5 inch guns, 6 x 4.7 inch QF guns
• Armor: 20 inch belt
• Speed: 17 knots
• Ships in class: 2: HMS Trafalgar and HMS Nile
• Commissioned: 2 April 1891
• Fate: Scrapped

[edit] Royal Sovereign class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 14,150 tons
• Armament: 4 x 13.5 inch guns, 10 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 16 x 6 pounder guns, 12 x 3 pounder guns, 7 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: 18 inch belt
• Speed: 17 knots
• Ships in class: 8: HMS Royal Sovereign, HMS Hood, HMS Empress of India, HMS Ramillies, HMS Repulse, HMS Resolution, HMS Revenge, and HMS Royal Oak
• Commissioned: 1891

[edit] Centurion class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Ships in class: 2: HMS Centurion and HMS Barfleur
• Launched: 1891

[edit] Brandenburg class

• Country: Germany
• Displacement: 11,785 tons
• Armament: 4 x 28 cm (11") guns; 18 x 15 cm guns; 12 x 8.8 cm guns; 12 x machineguns; 6 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 225 mm belt; 250 mm turret; 50 mm deck
• Performance: Speed 17 knots; Range 3,420 miles at 10 knots
• Ships in class: 5: Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm, Brandenburg, Weissenburg, and SMS Wörth
• Service: Commissioned 1893

[edit] Evertsen class

• Country: Netherlands
• Ships in class: 3: HNLMS Evertsen, HNLMS Piet Hein, and HNLMS Kortenaer
• Launched: 1894

[edit] Petropavlovsk class

• Country: Russia
• Ships in class: 3: Petropavlovsk, Poltava, and Sevastopol
• Launched: 1894

[edit] Monarch class

• Country: Austria-Hungary
• Ships in class: 3: SMS Monarch, SMS Wien, SMS Budapest
• Commissioned: 1895
• Fate: Wien torpedoed in 1917, others scrapped

[edit] Indiana class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 10,288 tons
• Armament: 4 × 13 in (330 mm) guns, 8 × 8 in (203 mm) guns, 4 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 20 x 6-pounders, 6 x 1-pounders, 6 × 18 in (457 mm) surface torpedo tubes
• Speed: 15 knots
• Ships in class: 3: USS Indiana, USS Massachusetts, and USS Oregon
• Commissioned: 20 November 1895
• Fate: Decommissioned 17 July 1920

[edit] Majestic class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 14,900 tons
• Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 12 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 16 x 12 pounder guns, 12 x 3 pounder guns, 5 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: 9 inch belt, 3 inch deck, 10 inch turret
• Speed: 19 knots
• Ships in class: 9: HMS Majestic, HMS Magnificent, HMS Prince George, HMS Victorious, HMS Jupiter, HMS Mars, HMS Hannibal, HMS Caesar, and HMS Illustrious
• Launched: 1895

[edit] Charlemagne class

• Country: France
• Ships in class: 3: Charlemagne, Gauloise, and St. Louis
• Launched: 1895

[edit] Fuji class

• Country: Japan
• Ships in class: 2: Fuji and Yashima
• Launched: 1896

[edit] Emanuele Filiberto class

• Country: ITA
• Ships in class: 2: Emanuele Filiberto and Ammiraglio di Saint Bon
• Launched: 1897

[edit] Kaiser Friedrich class

• Country: Germany
• Displacement: 11,785 tons
• Armament: 4 x 28 cm (11") guns; 18 x 15 cm guns; 12 x 8.8 cm guns; 12 x machineguns; 6 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 225 mm belt; 250 mm turret; 50 mm deck
• Performance: Speed 17 knots; Range 3,420 miles at 10 knots
• Ships in class: 5: Kaiser Friedrich III., Kaiser Wilhelm II., Kaiser Wilhelm der Große, Kaiser Karl der Große, and SMS Kaiser Barbarossa
• Commissioned: 1898

[edit] Shikishima class

• Country: Japan
• Ships in class: 2: Shikishima and Hatsuse
• Launched: 1898

[edit] Peresviet class

• Country: Russia
• Displacement: 12,683 tons
• Armament: 4 x 10 inch guns; 11 x 6 ich guns; 20 x 75 mm guns ; 5 x 15 inch torpedo tubes
• Armor: 9 inch belt; 10 inch turret; 2.5 inch deck
• Performance: Speed 18 knots; Range 3500 nautical miles
• Ships in class: 3: Peresviet, Oslyabya, and Pobieda
• Launched: 1898

[edit] Canopus class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 12,950 tons
• Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 12 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 10 × 3 in (76 mm) guns, 4 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
• Speed: 18 knots
• Ships in class: 6: HMS Canopus, HMS Goliath, HMS Albion, HMS Ocean, HMS Glory, and HMS Vengeance
• Commissioned: December 1899

[edit] Herluf Trolle class

• Country: Denmark
• Ships in class: 3: KDM Herluf Trolle, KDM Olfert Fischer, and KDM Peder Skram
• Launched: 1899

[edit] 20th Century

[edit] Kearsarge class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 11,540 tons
• Armament: 4 × 13 in (330 mm) guns, 4 × 8 in (203 mm) guns, 14 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 20 x 6-pounders, 8 x 1-pounders, 4 x 30-caliber machineguns
• Speed: 15 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS Kearsarge and USS Kentucky
• Commissioned: 20 February 1900
• Fate: Decommissioned 29 May 1920

[edit] Illinois class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 11,565 tons
• Armament: 4 × 13 in (330 mm) guns, 14 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 16 x 6 pounders (2.7 kg), 6 x 1 pounders (454 g), 4 torpedo tubes
• Speed: 17 knots
• Ships in class: 3: USS Illinois, USS Alabama, and USS Wisconsin
• Commissioned: 16 October 1900
• Fate: Decommissioned 17 July 1920

[edit] Habsburg class

• Country: Austria-Hungary
• Ships in class: 3: SMS Habsburg, SMS Arpad, SMS Babenburg
• Commissioned: 1900
• Fate: Scrapped 1921

[edit] Koningin Regentes class

• Country: Netherlands
• Ships in class: 3: HNLMS Koningin Regentes, HNLMS De Ruyter, and HNLMS Hertog Hendrik
• Launched: 1900

[edit] Borodino class

• Country: Russia
• Displacement: 14,000 tons
• Armament: 4 x 305 mm guns, 12 x 152 mm guns, 20 x 75 mm guns, 20 x 47 mm guns, 4 × 15 in (381 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: 190 mm belt, 50 mm deck, 250 mm turret
• Speed: 18 knots
• Range: 2,590 miles
• Ships in class: 5: Borodino, Imperator Alexander III, Orel, Knyaz Suvorov, and Slava
• Launched: September 1901
• Fate: All but Slava lost at the battle of Tsushima in 1905, Slava scuttled 1917

[edit] Regina Margherita class

• Country: ITA
• Displacement: 14,574 tons
• Armament: 4 x 305 mm guns; 4 x 203 mm guns; 12 x 152 mm guns; 20 x 76 mm guns; 4 x 450 mm torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Performance: Speed 20 knots; Range 10,000 miles at 10 knots
• Ships in class: 2: Regina Margherita and Benedetto Brin
• Launched: 1901
• Fate: Both ships sunk in 1915.

[edit] Virginia class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 15,000 tons
• Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 8 × 8 in (203 mm) guns, 12 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 24 1-pounders, 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: Belt 11 inches; Turret 12 inches; Deck 3 inches
• Speed: 19 knots
• Ships in class: 5: USS Virginia, USS Nebraska, USS Georgia, USS New Jersey, and USS Rhode Island
• Commissioned: 19 February 1902
• Fate: Decommissioned 13 August 1920

[edit] Formidable class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 15,000 tons
• Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 12 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 16 x 12 pounder guns, 6 x 3 pounder guns, 4 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
• Speed: 18 knots
• Ships in class: HMS Formidable, HMS Irresistible, HMS Implacable, HMS London, HMS Bulwark, HMS Venerable, HMS Queen, and HMS Prince of Wales
• Commissioned: February 1902

[edit] Maine class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 12,500 tons
• Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 16 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 6 × 3 in (76 mm) guns, 8 x 3-pounders, 6 x 1-pounders, 3 x .30-caliber machine guns, 2 × 18 in (457 mm) submerged torpedo tubes
• Speed: 18 knots
• Ships in class: 3: USS Maine, USS Missouri, and USS Ohio
• Commissioned: 29 December 1902
• Fate: Decommissioned 31 May 1922

[edit] Wittelsbach class

• Country: Germany
• Displacement: 12,800 tons
• Armament: 4 x 28 cm (11") guns; 18 x 15 cm guns; 12 x 8.8 cm guns; 12 x machineguns; 6 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 225 mm belt; 250 mm turret; 50 mm deck
• Performance: Speed 17 knots; Range 5,000 miles at 10 knots
• Ships in class: 4: SMS Wittelsbach, SMS Zähringen, SMS Schwaben, and SMS Mecklenberg
• Commissioned: 1902

[edit] République class

• Country: France
• Ships in class: 2: République and Patrie
• Launched: 1902

[edit] King Edward VII class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 17,500 tons
• Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 4 x 9.2 inch guns, 10 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 14 x 12 pounder guns, 14 x 3 pounder guns, 2 x machineguns, 5 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
• Speed: 18 knots
• Ships in class: 8: HMS King Edward VII, HMS Commonwealth, HMS Dominion, HMS Hindustan, HMS New Zealand, HMS Britannia, HMS Africa, and HMS Hibernia
• Commissioned: July 1903 (launched)

[edit] Duncan class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 14,000 tons
• Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 12 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 12 × 3 in (76 mm) guns, 4 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
• Speed: 19 knots
• Ships in class: 6: HMS Duncan, HMS Albemarle, HMS Russell, HMS Montagu, HMS Cornwallis, and HMS Exmouth
• Commissioned: 12 November 1903

[edit] Swiftsure class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 11,900 tons
• Armament: 4 × 10 in (254 mm) guns, 14 x 7.5 inch guns, 14 x 2 pounder guns, 2 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
• Speed: 19 knots
• Ships in class: 2: HMS Swiftsure and HMS Triumph
• Launched: 1903

[edit] Erzherzog Karl class

• Country: Austria-Hungary
• Ships in class: 3: SMS Erzherzog Karl, SMS Erzherzog Friedrich, SMS Erzherzog Ferdinand Max
• Commissioned: 1903
• Fate: Scrapped

[edit] Liberté class battleship

• Country: France
• Ships in class: 4: Démocratie, Justice, Liberté, and Vérité
• Launched: 1904

[edit] Braunschweig class

• Country: Germany
• Displacement: 14,400 tons
• Armament: 4 x 28 cm (11") guns; 14 x 17 cm guns; 18 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x machineguns; 6 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 225 mm belt; 300 mm turret; 40 mm deck
• Performance: Speed 18 knots; Range 5,200 miles at 10 knots
• Ships in class: 5: SMS Braunschweig, SMS Elsass, SMS Hessen, SMS Preussen, and SMS Lothringen
• Commissioned: 1904

[edit] Vittorio Emanuele class

• Country: ITA
• Ships in class: 4: Vittorio Emanuele, Regina Elena, Napoli, and Roma
• Launched: 1904

[edit] Katori class

• Country: Japan
• Displacement: 15,590 tons
• Armament: 4 × 305 mm guns, 4 × 250 mm guns, 12 x 150 mm guns, 16 x 80 mm guns, 5 x 450 mm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 230 mm belt; 230 mm turret; 50 mm deck
• Performance: Speed 18.5 knots; Range 10,000 nautical miles at 10 knots
• Ships in class: Katori and Kashima
• Launched: 1905

[edit] Connecticut class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 16,000 tons
• Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 8 × 8 in (203 mm) guns, 12 × 7 in (178 mm) guns, 10 × 3 in (76 mm) , 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 18 knots
• Ships in class: 5: USS Connecticut, USS Louisiana, USS Vermont, USS Kansas, and USS Minnesota
• Commissioned: 1906
• Fate: Decommissioned 1923

[edit] Deutschland class

• Country: Germany
• Displacement: 14,200 tons
• Armament: 4 x 28 cm (11") guns; 14 x 17 cm guns; 20 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x machineguns; 6 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 240 mm belt; 280 mm turret; 40 mm deck
• Performance: Speed 18 knots; Range 4,800 miles at 10 knots
• Ships in class: 5: SMS Deutschland, SMS Hannover, SMS Pommern, SMS Schleswig-Holstein, and SMS Schlesien
• Commissioned: 1906

[edit] Evstafi class

• Country: Russia
• Displacement: 12,810 tons
• Armament: 4 x 12 inch guns; 4 x 8 inch guns; 12 x 6 inch guns; 2 x 64 mm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 8 inch max belt; 10 inch turret
• Performance: Speed 16 knots; Range 1884 miles
• Ships in class: 2: Evstafi and Ioann Zlatoust
• Launched: 1906

[edit] Andrei Pervozvanny class

• Country: Russia
• Displacement: 17,400 tons
• Armament: 4 x 305 mm (12") guns; 14 x 203 mm (8") guns; 12 x 120 mm guns; 4 x 18 inch torpedo tubes
• Armor: 8.5 inch belt; 10 inch turret; 3.1 inch max deck
• Performance: Speed 18.5 knots; Range 2100 nautical miles at 12 knots
• Ships in class: 2: Andrei Pervozvanny and Imperator Pavel
• Launched: 1906

[edit] Mississippi class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 13,000 tons
• Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 8 × 8 in (203 mm) guns, 8 × 7 in (178 mm) guns, 12 × 3 in (76 mm) guns, 6 x 3 pounder guns, 2 x 1 pounder guns, 6 x .30-caliber machineguns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 17 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS Mississippi and USS Idaho
• Commissioned: 1 February 1908
• Fate: Decommissioned 30 July 1914 and sold to Greece

[edit] Invincible class battlecruiser

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 17,000 tons
• Armament: 8 × 12 in (305 mm) guns; 16 × 4 in (102 mm) guns; 7 x machineguns; 5 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: Belt 6 inches; Turret 7 inches; Deck 2.5 inches
• Speed: 25 knots
• Ships in class: 3: HMS Invincible, HMS Indomitable, and Inflexible
• Commissioned: 20 October 1908
• Fate: Invincible sunk 1916, others scrapped by 1923

[edit] Nassau class

• Country: Germany
• Displacement: 20,535 tons
• Armament: 12 x 28 cm (11") guns; 12 x 15 cm guns; 16 x 8.8 cm guns; 6 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 270 mm belt; 280 mm turret; 58 mm deck
• Performance: Speed 20 knots; Range 9,400 miles at 10 knots
• Ships in class: 4: SMS Nassau, SMS Westfallen, SMS Rheinland, and SMS Posen
• Commissioned: 1908

[edit] Lord Nelson class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 16,500 tons
• Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 10 x 9.2 inch guns, 15 x 12 pounder guns, 5 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 18.5 knots
• Ships in class: 2: HMS Lord Nelson and HMS Agamemnon
• Commissioned: 1908

[edit] Bellerophon class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 18,596 t,
• Armament: 10 × 12 in (305 mm) , 16 x 4 in, 4 x 3-pounder, 3 x 18 in torpedo tubes
• Armor: 10 inch belt, 3 inch deck, 11 inch turret
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 3: Bellerophon, Superb, Temeraire
• Commissioned: 1909

[edit] Danton class

• Country: France
• Displacement: 18,318 tons
• Armament: 4 × 305 mm (12") guns; 12 × 240 mm (9.4") guns; 16 x 75 mm guns; 10 x 47 mm guns; 2 x 450 mm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 270 mm belt; 300 mm turret; 45-48 mm deck
• Performance: Speed 19.2 knots
• Ships in class: 6: Danton, Voltaire, Diderot, Condorcet, Mirabeau, and Vergniaud
• Launched: 1909

[edit] Radetzky class

• Country: Austria-Hungary
• Displacement: 14,500 tons
• Armament: 4 x 30.5 cm (12") guns; 8 x 24 cm guns; 20 x 10 cm guns; 6 x 11 pounder guns; 3 x 24 cm torpedo tubes
• Performance: Speed 20 knots
• Ships in class: 3: SMS Radetzky, SMS Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand, SMS Zrinyi
• Commissioned: 1909
• Fate: Surrendered to Allies and scrapped

[edit] Kawachi class

• Country: Japan
• Displacement: 20,823 tons
• Armament: 4 × 305 mm / 50 cal guns, 8 × 305 mm / 45 cal guns, 10 × 152 mm guns, 8 × 120 mm guns, 4 × 80 mm guns, 5 × 450 mm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 102–300 mm belt, 30 mm deck, 280 mm turret
• Speed: 20 knots
• Ships in class: 2: Kawachi and Settsu
• Launched: 1910

[edit] St. Vincent class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 19,500 tons
• Armament: 10 × 12 in (305 mm) guns; 20 × 4 in (102 mm) guns; 3 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: 10 inch belt; 11 inch turret; 3 inch deck
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 3: HMS St. Vincent, HMS Collingwood, and HMS Vanguard
• Commissioned: October 1910

[edit] South Carolina class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 16,000 tons
• Armament: 8 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 8 × 8 in (203 mm) guns, 22 × 3 in (76 mm) guns, 2 x 3 pounder guns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 17 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS South Carolina and USS Michigan
• Commissioned: 4 January 1910
• Fate: Scrapped 1921 and 1922 respectively

[edit] Satsuma class

• Country: Japan
• Displacement: 20,000 tons
• Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 12 × 10 in (254 mm) guns, 12 x 4.7 inch guns, 4 × 3 in (76 mm) guns, 5 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 19 knots
• Ships in class: 2: Satsuma and Aki
• Commissioned: 25 March 1910
• Fate: Sunk as targets in 1924

[edit] Delaware class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 16,000 tons
• Armament: 10 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 14 × 5 in (127 mm) guns, 22 × 3 in (76 mm) guns, 2 x 3 pounder guns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS Delaware and USS North Dakota
• Commissioned: 1910
• Fate: Scrapped

[edit] Indefatigable class battlecruiser

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 18,470 tons
• Armament: 8 × 12 in (305 mm) guns; 16 × 4 in (102 mm) guns; 4 x 3 pounder guns; 3 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
• Speed: 27 knots
• Ships in class: 3: HMS Indefatigable, HMS New Zealand, and HMAS Australia
• Commissioned: February 1911
• Fate: Indefatigable sunk 1916, others decommissioned by 1922

[edit] Neptune class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 19,900 tons
• Armament: 10 × 12 in (305 mm) guns; 12 × 4 in (102 mm) guns; 3 18-inch TT
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 3: HMS Neptune, HMS Colossus, HMS Hercules
• Commissioned: January 1911
• Fate: Last two finished to different specification as the Colussus class. Neptune scrapped 1922

[edit] Colossus class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 23,000 tons
• Armament: 10 × 12 in (305 mm) guns; 16 × 4 in (102 mm) guns; 2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 2: HMS Colossus and HMS Hercules
• Commissioned: 31 July 1911
• Fate: Scrapped by 1928

[edit] Moltke class battlecruiser

• Country: Germany
• Displacement: 25,000 tons
• Armament: 10 x 284 mm guns; 12 x 150 mm guns; 12 x 88 mm guns
• Armor:
• Performance: Speed 28 knots
• Ships in class: 2: SMS Moltke and SMS Goeben
• Commissioned: 1911
• Fate: Moltke scuttled at Scapa Flow 1919, Goeben scrapped 1973

[edit] Florida class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 21,800 tons
• Armament: 10 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 16 × 5 in (127 mm) guns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS Florida and USS Utah
• Commissioned: 15 September 1911
• Fate: Florida scrapped, Utah sunk at Pearl Harbor

[edit] Courbet class

• Country: France
• Displacement: 22,189 tons
• Armament: 12 x 305 mm guns, 22 x 5.4 inch guns, 4 x 47 mm guns, 4 x 450 mm torpedo tubes
• Speed: 20 knots
• Range: 1,140 nmi at 20 knots
• Ships in class: 4: Jean Bart, Courbet, Paris, and France
• Launched: 1911
• Fate: France wrecked 1922, Jean Bart and Courbet scuttled 1944, Paris scrapped 1955

[edit] Helgoland class

• Country: Germany
• Displacement: 24,700 tons
• Armament: 12 x 28 cm (11") guns; 14 x 15 cm guns; 8 x 8.8 cm guns; 6 x 50 cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 300 mm belt; 300 mm turret; 60 mm deck
• Speed: 20 knots
• Range: 5,500 miles at 10 knots
• Ships in class: 4: SMS Helgoland, SMS Ostfriesland, SMS Thüringen, and SMS Oldenburg
• Commissioned: 1911

[edit] Gangut class

• Country: Russia
• Displacement: 23,000 tons
• Armament: 12 x 305 mm guns, 16 x 120 mm guns, 6 x 76.2 mm guns, 14 x 37 mm guns, 10 x 12.7 mm machineguns, 89 x 7.62 mm machineguns, 4 x 450 mm torpedo tubes
• Speed: 23 knots
• Range: 2,625 nmi
• Ships in class: 4: Sevastopol, Poltava, Petropavlovsk, and Gangut
• Launched: 1911
• Fate: Poltava was in long repair since fire accident in 1918 and scrapped by 1930. Petropavlovsk heavily damaged in 1941 (converted to non-self-propelled heavy artillery platform), all three decomissioned and scrapped 1956

[edit] Imperatritsa Mariya class

• Country: Russia
• Displacement: 23,000 tons
• Armament: 12 x 305 mm guns, 20 x 130 mm guns, 8 x 75 mm guns, 4 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: 10.5 inch belt, 3 inch deck, 12 inch turret
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 4: Imperatritsa Mariya, Ekaterina II, Imperator Aleksandr III, and Imperator Nikolai I
• Launched: 1911
• Fate: Nikolai not completed, Mariya blew up 1916, Ekaterina sunk 1918, Aleksandr scrapped 1936

[edit] Kaiser class

• Country: Germany
• Displacement: 27,000 tons
• Armament: 10 x 30.5 cm (12") guns; 14 x 15 cm guns; 8 x 8.8 cm guns; 5 x 50 cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 350 mm belt; 300 mm turret; 30 mm deck
• Speed: 23 knots
• Range: 7,900 miles at 12 knots
• Ships in class: 5: SMS Kaiser, SMS Friedrich der Große, SMS Kaiserin, SMS König Albert, and SMS Prinzregent Luitpold
• Commissioned: 1912
• Fate: Scuttled at Scapa Flow

[edit] Orion class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 22,000 tons
• Armament: 10 x 13.5 inch guns; 16 × 4 in (102 mm) guns
• Armor: 12 inch belt
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 4: HMS Orion, HMS Conqueror, Thunderer, and HMS Monarch
• Commissioned: January 1912
• Fate: Scrapped in the 1920s

[edit] Lion class battlecruiser

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 26,250 tons
• Armament: 8 x 13.5 inch guns; 16 × 4 in (102 mm) guns; 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: 9 inch belt; 9 inch turret; 2.5 inch deck
• Speed: 27 knots
• Ships in class: 3: HMS Lion, HMS Princess Royal, and HMS Queen Mary
• Commissioned: 4 June 1912
• Fate: Queen Mary sunk 1916, others scrapped by 1924

[edit] Wyoming class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 27,200 tons
• Armament: 12 12-inch guns, 21 five-inch guns, two three-inch guns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS Wyoming and USS Arkansas
• Commissioned: 25 September 1912
• Fate: Wyoming scrapped, Arkansas expended as a live fire target for Operation Crossroads

[edit] King George V class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 23,400 tons
• Armament: 10 x 13.5 inch guns, 12 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 3 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 4: HMS King George V, HMS Centurion, HMS Audacious, and HMS Ajax
• Commissioned: November 1912
• Fate: Audacious sunk 1914, Centurion sunk 1944, others scrapped in the 1920s

[edit] Tegetthoff class

• Country: Austria-Hungary
• Displacement: 20,000 tons
• Armament: 12 x 30.5 cm (12") guns; 12 x 15 cm guns; 18 x 11 pounder guns; 4 x 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 280 mm belt and turret; 35 mm deck
• Ships in class: 4: SMS Viribus Unitis, SMS Tegetthoff, SMS Prinz Eugen, and SMS Szent Istvan
• Commissioned: 5 December 1912
• Fate: Viribus Unitis and Szent Istvan lost during WWI, Tegetthoff scrapped by Italy and Prinz Eugen sunk as a gunnery target in the 1920s

[edit] Andrea Doria class

• Country: ITA
• Displacement: 29,861 tons
• Armament: 13 x 305 mm guns
• Ships in class: 2: Andrea Doria and Caio Duilio
• Launched: 1912
• Fate: Scrapped by 1961

[edit] Kongō class

• Country: Japan
• Displacement: 36,600 tons
• Armament: 8 × 14 inch guns; 16 × 6 inch guns; 8 × 5 inch DP; up to 118 × 25 mm AA
• Armor: 203-76 mm belt; 227 mm turret; 57-41 mm(later strengthened) deck
• Performance: Speed 30 knots; Range 8,000 nautical miles at 14 knots
• Ships in class: 4: Kongō, Hiei, Kirishima, and Haruna
• Commissioned: 16 August 1913
• Fate: Hiei and Kirishima sunk 1942, Kongō sunk 1944, Haruna sunk 1945

[edit] König class

• Country: Germany
• Displacement: 28,600 tons
• Armament: 10 x 30.5 cm (12") guns; 14 x 15 cm guns; 10 x 8.8 cm guns; 5 x 50 cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 350 mm belt; 300 mm turret; 30 mm deck
• Performance: Speed 21 knots; Range 8,000 miles at 12 knots
• Ships in class: 4: SMS König, SMS Großer Kurfürst, SMS Markgraf, and SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
• Commissioned: 1914
• Fate: Scuttled at Scapa Flow

[edit] Iron Duke class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 25,000 tons
• Armament: 10 x 13.5 inch guns; 12 × 6 in (152 mm) guns; 3 × 3 in (76 mm) guns; 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: 12 inch belt; 11 inch turret; 2.5 inch deck
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 4: HMS Benbow, HMS Emperor of India, HMS Iron Duke, and HMS Marlborough
• Commissioned: March 1914
• Fate: Scrapped by 1948

[edit] New York class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 27,200 tons
• Armament: 10 14-inch guns, 21 five-inch guns, two three-inch guns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS New York and USS Texas
• Commissioned: 15 April 1914
• Fate: New York scrapped, Texas transferred to its namesake state for use as a museum/memorial

[edit] Normandie class

• Country: France
• Displacement: 25,230 tons
• Armament: 12 x 340 mm guns; 24 x 138.6 mm guns; 6 x 47 mm guns; 6 x 450 mm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 300 mm belt, 50 mm deck, 250-350 mm turret
• Performance: Speed 21 knots; Range 6500 nautical miles at 12 knots
• Ships in class: 5: Gascoigne, Normandie, Flandre, Languedoc, and Béarn
• Launched: 1914
• Fate: Béarn converted to an aircraft carrier, others scrapped by 1929

[edit] Derfflinger class battlecruiser

• Country: Germany
• Displacement: 26,180 tons
• Armament: 8 x 305 mm guns; 12 x 150 mm guns; 4 x 88 mm guns; 4 x 500 mm torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Performance: Speed 26.5 knots
• Ships in class: 3: SMS Derfflinger, SMS Lützow, and SMS Hindenburg
• Commissioned: 1914
• Fate: SMS Lützow scuttled 1916, SMS Derfflinger and SMS Hindenburg scuttled at Scapa Flow 1919

[edit] Bretagne class

• Country: France
• Displacement: 23,230 tons
• Armament: 10 x 340 mm (13.4") guns; 22 x 138.6 mm guns; 4 x 47 mm guns; 4 x 450 mm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 270 mm belt; 340 mm turret; 40 mm deck
• Performance: Speed 20 knots; Range 4700 nautical miles at 10 knots
• Ships in class: 3: Bretagne, Provence, and Lorraine
• Commissioned: 1915
• Fate: Bretagne sunk 1940, Provence scuttled 1942, Lorraine scrapped 1954

[edit] Fuso class

• Country: Japan
• Displacement: 39,154 tons
• Armament: 12 x 360 mm guns, 16 x 200 mm guns, 8 x 100 mm DP guns, 37 x 25 mm AA guns
• Speed: 25 knots
• Ships in class: 2: Fuso and Yamashiro
• Commissioned: 18 November 1915
• Fate: Both sunk 1944

[edit] Conte di Cavour class

• Country: ITA
• Displacement: 23,100 tons
• Armament: 13 x 305 mm guns, 18 x 120 mm guns, 22 x 76 mm guns, 3 x 450 mm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 280 mm belt, 111 mm deck
• Speed: 21.5 knots
• Range: 4,800 miles at 10 knots
• Ships in class: 3: Conte di Cavour, Giulio Cesare, and Leonardo da Vinci
• Commissioned: 1915
• Fate: da Vinci blown up 1917, Cavour bombed 1940, Cesare surrendered to the Soviet Union 1945 as Novorossiysk

[edit] Borodino class battlecruiser

• Country: Russia
• Displacement: 32,500 tons
• Armament: 12 x 14 inch guns; 24 x 130 mm guns; 8 x 75 mm guns; 4 x 63 mm AA guns; 6 x 21 inch torpedo tubes
• Armor: 238 mm belt; 238 mm turret; 63 mm deck
• Performance: Speed 26.5 knots
• Ships in class: 4: Borodino, Izmail, Kinburn, and Navarin
• Launched: 1915

[edit] Bayern class

• Country: Germany
• Displacement: 32,200 tons
• Armament: 8 x 38 cm (15") guns; 16 x 15 cm guns; 2 x 8.8 cm guns; 5 x 60 cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 350 mm belt; 350 mm turret; 30 mm deck
• Performance: Speed 22 knots; Range 5,000 miles at 12 knots
• Ships in class: 4: SMS Bayern, SMS Baden, SMS Sachsen, and SMS Württemberg
• Commissioned: 1916
• Fate: Bayern scuttled at Scapa Flow 1919, Baden sunk as target 1921, other 2 not completed.

[edit] Nevada class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 27,500 tons
• Armament: 10 × 14 in (356 mm) guns, 21 × 5 in (127 mm) guns, 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 20 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS Nevada and USS Oklahoma
• Commissioned: 11 March 1916
• Fate: Oklahoma damged at pearl harbor & sunk in transit to US for scrapping, Nevada used as a live fire target for Operation Crossroads

[edit] Pennsylvania class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 21,400 tons
• Armament: 12 × 14 in (356 mm) guns, 14 × 5 in (127 mm) guns, 4 × 3 in (76 mm) guns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS Pennsylvania and USS Arizona
• Commissioned: 12 June 1916
• Fate: Arizona sunk at pearl harbor, Pennsylvania expended as a live fire taget during Operation Crossroads

[edit] Ise class

• Country: Japan
• Displacement: 38,872 tons
• Armament: 12 × 14 in (356 mm) guns, 16 x 5.5 inch guns, 8 × 5 in (127 mm) guns, 20 x 25 mm guns
• Armor: 12 inch belt, 3.75 inch deck, 12 in turret, 13.75 inch tower
• Speed: 25 knots
• Ships in class: 2: Ise and Hyuga
• Commissioned: 1 December 1917
• Fate: Both sunk 1945

[edit] New Mexico class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 32,000 tons
• Armament: 12 × 14 in (356 mm) guns, 14 × 5 in (127 mm) guns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 3: USS New Mexico, USS Mississippi, and USS Idaho
• Commissioned: 20 May 1918
• Fate: Scrapped after WWII

[edit] Tennessee class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 32,000 tons
• Armament: 12 × 14 in (356 mm) guns, 14 × 5 in (127 mm) guns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS Tennessee, and USS California
• Commissioned: 3 June 1920
• Fate: Scrapped after WWII

[edit] Nagato class

• Country: Japan
• Displacement: 42,850 tons
• Armament: 8 × 16 in (406 mm) guns, 20 x 5.5 inch guns, 8 × 5 in (127 mm) AA guns, 98 x 25 mm AA guns
• Aircraft: 3 x catapult-launched aircraft
• Speed: 27 knots
• Range: 5,500 nmi at 16 knots
• Ships in class: 2: Nagato and Mutsu
• Commissioned: 15 November 1920
• Fate: Mutsu exploded 1943, Nagato sunk 1946

[edit] Francesco Caracciolo class

• Country: ITA
• Ships in class: 5: Francesco Caracciolo, Cristoforo Colombo, Marcantonio Colonna, and Francesco Morosini
• Launched: 1920
• Fate: None completed, only Caracciolo launched

[edit] Tosa class

• Country: Japan
• Ships in class: Tosa and Kaga
• Launched: 1921
• Fate: Tosa cancelled, Kaga converted into an aircraft carrier

[edit] Colorado class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 32,600 tons
• Armament: 8 × 16 in (406 mm) guns, 12 × 5 in (127 mm) guns, 8 × 3 in (76 mm) guns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 4: USS Colorado, USS Maryland, USS Washington, and USS West Virginia
• Commissioned: 30 August 1923
• Fate: Scrapped after WWII

[edit] South Dakota class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 43,200 tons
• Armament: 12 × 16 in (406 mm) guns, 16 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 8 × 3 in (76 mm) guns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 23 knots
• Ships in class: 4: USS South Dakota, USS Indiana, USS Montana, USS North Carolina, USS Iowa, and USS Massachusetts
• Commissioned: None commissioned
• Fate: All cancelled prior to launch in August 1923

[edit] Dunkerque class

• Country: France
• Displacement: 36,380 tons
• Armament: 8 x 330 mm guns, 16 x 130 mm AA guns, 10 x 37 mm AA guns, 8 x 20 mm AA guns
• Armor: 225 mm belt, 125 mm deck, 330 mm turret
• Aircraft: 1 x catapult with 4 x floatplanes
• Speed: 31 knots
• Ships in class: 2: Dunkerque and Strasbourg
• Commissioned: 1 May 1937
• Fate: Strasbourg not completed, Dunkerque scuttled 1942

[edit] Gneisenau class

• Country: Germany
• Displacement: 38,900 tons
• Armament: 9 x 28 cm (11") guns; 12 x 15 cm guns; 14 x 10.5 cm guns; 16 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 10 x 2 cm AA guns
• Armor: 350 mm belt; 360 mm turret; 95 mm deck
• Performance: Speed 30 knots; Range 8,380 miles at 15 knots
• Ships in class: 2: Gneisenau and Scharnhorst
• Commissioned: 1938
• Fate: one sunk in action, one sunk as blockship in WWII

[edit] Littorio class

• Country: ITA
• Displacement: 45,000 tons
• Armament: 9 x 380 mm guns, 12 x 155 mm guns, 12 x 90 mm AA guns, 20 x 37 mm AA guns, 30 x 20 mm AA guns
• Aircraft: 3 x catapult-launched seaplanes
• Armor: 350 mm belt
• Speed: 30 knots
• Range: 3,920 miles at 20 knots
• Ships in class: 4: Littorio, Vittorio Veneto, Impero, and Roma
• Commissioned: 6 May 1940
• Fate: Impero never completed, Roma sunk 1943, others surrendered to the Allies and were scrapped

[edit] Richelieu class

• Country: France
• Displacement: 48,000 tons
• Armament: 8 x 380 mm guns, 9 x 152 mm guns, 12 x 100 mm AA guns, 56 x 40 mm AA guns, 48 x 20 mm AA guns
• Aircraft: 2 x catapults with 3 x floatplanes
• Armor: 343 mm hull, 170 mm deck, 445 mm turret
• Speed: 30 knots
• Range: 8,500 nmi
• Ships in class: 4: Richelieu, Jean Bart, Clemenceau, and Gascogne
• Commissioned: early 1940
• Fate: Richelieu and Jean Bart decommissioned by 1967, Clemenceau destroyed while under construction 1944, Gascogne never started.

[edit] Bismarck class

• Country: Germany
• Displacement: 51,000 tons
• Armament: 8 x 38 cm (15") guns; 12 x 15 cm guns; 16 x 10.5 cm guns; 16 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 20 x 2 cm AA guns
• Armor: 320 mm belt; 360 mm turret; 120 mm deck
• Performance: Speed 30 knots; Range 8,100 miles at 16 knots
• Ships in class: 2: Bismarck and Tirpitz
• Commissioned: 1940
• Fate: Bismarck sunk 1941, Tirpitz sunk 1944

[edit] King George V class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 44,460 tons
• Armament: 10 x 356 mm guns; 16 x 133 mm guns; 64 x 40 mm 2 pounder pom-pom
• Armor:
• Performance: Speed 27.5 knots; Range 4,750 nautical miles at 18 knots
• Ships in class: 5: HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Howe, HMS Anson, HMS King George V, HMS Duke of York
• Fate: Prince of Wales Sunk Dec 1941. Others scrapped in 1957.

[edit] Lion class

• Country: United Kingdom
• Displacement: 40,500 tons standard
• Armament: 9 × 16 in (406 mm) guns; 16 x 5.25 inch guns; 48 x 2 pounder
• Armor: 15 inch belt; 15 inch turret
• Performance: Speed 30 knots;
• Ships in class: 4: HMS Conqueror, HMS Temeraire HMS Thunderer HMS Lion
• Commissioned: laid down 1939, work stopped in 1940

[edit] North Carolina class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 35,000 tons
• Armament: 9 × 16 in (406 mm) guns, 20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns, 16 x 28 mm AA guns
• Armor:
• Speed: 27 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS North Carolina and USS Washington
• Commissioned: 9 April 1941
• Fate: Both scrapped after WWII *USS North Carolina is a museum ship in Wilmington, N.C.

[edit] Yamato class

• Country: Japan
• Displacement: 65,000 tons
• Armament: 9 x 460 mm (18.2 inch) guns, 12 x 155 mm guns, 12 x 127 mm guns, 24 x 25 mm AA guns, 4 x 13 mm AA guns
• Aircraft: 2 x catapults with 7 x seaplanes
• Armor: 410 mm belt, 200 mm deck, 650 mm turret
• Speed: 27 knots
• Range: 11,500 km at 16 knots
• Ships in class: 3: Yamato, Musashi, and Shinano
• Commissioned: 16 December 1941
• Fate: Shinano converted to an aircraft carrier, Musashi sunk 1944, Yamato sunk 1945

[edit] South Dakota class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 35,000 tons
• Armament: 9 × 16 in (406 mm) guns, 16 × 5 in (127 mm) guns, 68 x 40 mm AA guns, 76 x 20 mm AA guns
• Armor:
• Speed: 28 knots
• Ships in class: 4: USS South Dakota, USS Indiana, USS Massachusetts, and USS Alabama
• Commissioned: 20 March 1942
• Fate: South Dakota & Indiana scrapped, Massachusetts & Alabama transferred for use as mueseums/memorials.

[edit] Iowa class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 45,000 tons
• Armament: 9 × 16 in (406 mm) guns, 20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns, 80 x 40 mm AA guns, 49 x 20 mm AA guns (1983 modification added 32 x Tomahawk and 16 x Harpoon missiles and 4 x Phalanx CIWS)
• Armor: 12.1 inch (307 mm) belt; 19.7 inch (500 mm) turret; 7.5 inch (191 mm) deck
• Speed: 33 knots
• Ships in class: 4: USS Iowa, USS New Jersey, USS Missouri, USS Wisconsin, USS Illinois, and USS Kentucky
• Commissioned: 22 February 1943
• Fate: Iowa & Wisconsin maintained in US mothball fleet, Missouri & New Jersey transferred for use as museums, Illinois & Kentucky cancelled before completion. Bow of USS Kentucky used to repair USS Wisconsin.

[edit] H class

• Country: Germany
• Displacement: 56,200 tons
• Armament: 8 × 16 in (406 mm) guns; 12 x 15 cm guns; 16 x 10.5 cm guns; 6 x 21 cm torpedo tubes
• Aircraft: 6 x catapult-launched float-planes
• Armor:
• Speed: 29 knots
• Ships in class: 2 laid down, plus 4 planned
• Fate: Production cancelled 1941

[edit] Montana class

• Country: United States
• Displacement: 65,000 tons
• Armament: 12 × 16 in (406 mm) guns, 20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
• Armor:
• Speed: 28 knots
• Ships in class: 4: USS Montana, USS Ohio, USS Maine, USS New Hampshire, and USS Louisiana
• Commissioned: None commissioned
• Fate: All cancelled by 23 July 1943 before being laid down

[edit] Sovetsky Soyuz class

• Country: Soviet Union
• Displacement: 59,150 tons
• Armament: 9 x 406 mm guns; 12 x 152 mm guns; 12 x 100 mm AA guns; 40 x 37 mm AA guns
• Armor: 375-420 mm belt; 495 mm turret; 100-150 mm deck
• Performance: Speed 28 knots; Range 5,580 miles at 14 knots
• Ships in class: 4: Sovetsky Soyuz, Sovetskaya Ukraina, Sovetskaya Byelorussia, and Sovetskaya Rossiya
• Launched: None
• Fate: Construction cancelled and all scrapped by 1949

[edit] External link

• Maritimequest Battleships & Battlecruisers of the 20th century

[edit] See also

• List of battleships