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.

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[edit] Battleship classes

[edit] 19th century

La Gloire
La Gloire

[edit] Gloire class

  • Country: Flag of France France
  • Displacement: 5,630 tons
  • Armament: 36 x 163 mm guns
  • Armor: 110 mm
  • Speed: 13 knots (24 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 3: La Gloire, Normandie, and Invincible
  • Launched: 1859

[edit] Warrior class

  • Country: Flag of the United Kingdom 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 (26 km/h) under steam
  • Ships in class: 2: HMS Warrior, HMS Black Prince
  • Launched: 1860

[edit] Magenta class

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

[edit] Terribile class

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

[edit] Provence class

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

[edit] Principe di Carignano class

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

[edit] Re d'Italia class

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

[edit] Regina Maria Pia class

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

[edit] Pervenetz class

  • Country: Flag of Russia Russian Empire
  • Ships in class: 3: Pervenetz, Netron Menya, and Kreml
  • Launched: 1863

[edit] Roma class

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

[edit] Océan class

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

[edit] Cerebus class

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

[edit] Audacious class

[edit] Swiftsure class

HMS Devastation
HMS Devastation

[edit] Devastation class

  • Country: Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Displacement: 9,188 tons
  • Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns
  • Armor: 300 mm belt, 380 mm turret
  • Performance: Speed 13 knots (24 km/h); Range 4,700 nautical miles (8,700 km)
  • Ships in class: 2: HMS Devastation, HMS Thunderer
  • Launched: 1871
  • Fate: Decommissioned by 1909 and scrapped

[edit] Principe Amadeo class

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

[edit] Superb class

[edit] Colbert class

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

[edit] Duilio class

[edit] Belleisle class

[edit] Ajax class

[edit] Dévastation class

[edit] Italia class

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

[edit] Conqueror class

[edit] Terrible class

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

[edit] Dingyuan class

  • Country: Template:Qing
  • Displacement: 7,220 tons 7,670 tons full load
  • Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm)es
  • Armor: 355 mm belt
  • Speed: 15.4 knots (28.5 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: Dingyuan, Zhenyuan
  • Launched: 1882

[edit] Admiral class

[edit] Amiral Baudin class

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

[edit] Ruggiero di Lauria class

  • Country: Flag of Italy ITA
  • Ships in class: 3: Ruggiero di Lauria, Francesco Morosini, and Andrea Doria
  • Launched: 1884
HMS Colossus
HMS Colossus

[edit] Colossus class

  • Country: Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Displacement: 9,520 tons
  • Armament: 4 x 12.5-inch (318 mm) guns, 5 × 6 in (152 mm) guns
  • Speed: 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: HMS Colossus and HMS Edinburgh
  • Launched: 1886
  • Fate: Both scrapped by 1910

[edit] Ekaterina II class

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

[edit] Victoria class

  • Country: Flag of the United Kingdom 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 (31 km/h)
  • 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: Flag of France France
  • Ships in class: 3: Marceau, Neptune, and Magenta
  • Launched: 1887

[edit] Imperator Aleksandr II class

[edit] Re Umberto class

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

[edit] Trafalgar class

  • Country: Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Displacement: 11,940 tons
  • Armament: 4 x 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns, 6 x 4.7 inch QF guns
  • Armor: 20 inch belt
  • Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: HMS Trafalgar and HMS Nile
  • Commissioned: 2 April 1891
  • Fate: Scrapped
HMS Resolution
HMS Resolution

[edit] Royal Sovereign class

[edit] Centurion class

[edit] Brandenburg class

  • Country: Flag of Germany 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 (31 km/h); Range 3,420 nautical miles (6,330 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 5: Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm, Brandenburg, Weißenburg, and Wörth
  • Service: Commissioned 1893

[edit] Evertsen class

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

[edit] Petropavlovsk class

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

[edit] Monarch class

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

[edit] Indiana class

HMS Majestic
HMS Majestic

[edit] Majestic class

[edit] Charlemagne class

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

[edit] Fuji class

[edit] Emanuele Filiberto class

  • Country: Flag of Italy ITA
  • Ships in class: 2: Emanuele Filiberto and Ammiraglio di Saint Bon
  • Launched: 1897
SMS Kaiser Friedrich III
SMS Kaiser Friedrich III

[edit] Kaiser Friedrich III class

[edit] Shikishima class

[edit] Peresviet class

  • Country: Flag of Russia Russia
  • Displacement: 12,683 tons
  • Armament: 4 × 10 inchguns; 11 x 6 ich guns; 20 x 75 mm guns ; 5 × 15 inchtorpedo tubes
  • Armor: 9 inch belt; 10 inch turret; 2.5 inch deck
  • Performance: Speed 18 knots (33 km/h); Range 3,500 nautical miles (6,480 km)
  • Ships in class: 3: Peresviet, Oslyabya, and Pobieda
  • Launched: 1898
HMS Ocean
HMS Ocean

[edit] Canopus class

[edit] Herluf Trolle class

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

[edit] 20th century

USS Kentucky
USS Kentucky

[edit] Kearsarge class

  • Country: Flag of the United States 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 (28 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: USS Kearsarge and USS Kentucky
  • Commissioned: 20 February 1900
  • Fate: Decommissioned 29 May 1920
USS Alabama
USS Alabama

[edit] Illinois class

[edit] Habsburg class

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

[edit] Koningin Regentes class

Orel
Orel

[edit] Borodino class

  • Country: Flag of Russia 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 (33 km/h)
  • Range: 2,590 nautical miles (4,800 km)
  • 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
Benedetto Brin
Benedetto Brin

[edit] Regina Margherita class

  • Country: Flag of Italy 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 (37 km/h); Range 10,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: Regina Margherita and Benedetto Brin
  • Launched: 1901
  • Fate: Both ships sunk in 1915.
USS New Jersey
USS New Jersey

[edit] Virginia class

HMS Implacable
HMS Implacable

[edit] Formidable class

USS Maine
USS Maine

[edit] Maine class

  • Country: Flag of the United States 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 (33 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 3: USS Maine, USS Missouri, and USS Ohio
  • Commissioned: 29 December 1902
  • Fate: Decommissioned 31 May 1922

[edit] Wittelsbach class

  • Country: Flag of Germany 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 (31 km/h); Range 5,000 nautical miles (9,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 4: SMS Wittelsbach, SMS Zähringen, SMS Schwaben, and SMS Mecklenberg
  • Commissioned: 1902

[edit] République class

  • Country: Flag of France France
  • Ships in class: 2: République and Patrie
  • Launched: 1902
HMS Hibernia
HMS Hibernia

[edit] King Edward VII class

HMS Albemarle
HMS Albemarle

[edit] Duncan class

[edit] Swiftsure class

  • Country: Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Displacement: 11,900 tons
  • Armament: 4 × 10 in (254 mm) guns, 14 x 7.5-inch (191 mm) guns, 14 x 2 pounder guns, 2 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
  • Speed: 19 knots (35 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: HMS Swiftsure and HMS Triumph
  • Launched: 1903

[edit] Erzherzog Karl class

  • Country: Flag of Austria-Hungary 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: Flag of France France
  • Ships in class: 4: Démocratie, Justice, Liberté, and Vérité
  • Launched: 1904
SMS Braunschweig
SMS Braunschweig

[edit] Braunschweig class

  • Country: Flag of Germany 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 (33 km/h); Range 5,200 nautical miles (9,600 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 5: SMS Braunschweig, SMS Elsaß, SMS Hessen, SMS Preußen, and SMS Lothringen
  • Commissioned: 1904

[edit] Vittorio Emanuele class

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

[edit] Katori class

  • Country: Flag of Japan 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 (34.3 km/h); Range 10,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
  • Ships in class: Katori and Kashima
  • Launched: 1905
USS Connecticut
USS Connecticut

[edit] Connecticut class

[edit] Deutschland class

  • Country: Flag of Germany 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 (33 km/h); Range 4,800 nautical miles (8,900 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 5: SMS Deutschland, SMS Hannover, SMS Pommern, SMS Schleswig-Holstein, and SMS Schlesien
  • Commissioned: 1906

[edit] Evstafi class

  • Country: Flag of Russia Russia
  • Displacement: 12,810 tons
  • Armament: 4 × 12 inchguns; 4 × 8 inchguns; 12 × 6 inchguns; 2 x 64 mm torpedo tubes
  • Armor: 8 inch max belt; 10 inch turret
  • Performance: Speed 16 knots (30 km/h); Range 1,884 nautical miles (3,489 km)
  • Ships in class: 2: Evstafi and Ioann Zlatoust
  • Launched: 1906

[edit] Andrei Pervozvanny class

  • Country: Flag of Russia Russia
  • Displacement: 17,400 tons
  • Armament: 4 x 305 mm (12") guns; 14 x 203 mm (8") guns; 12 x 120 mm guns; 4 × 18 inchtorpedo tubes
  • Armor: 8.5 inch belt; 10 inch turret; 3.1 inch max deck
  • Performance: Speed 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h); Range 2,100 nautical miles (3,890 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: Andrei Pervozvanny and Imperator Pavel
  • Launched: 1906
USS Mississippi
USS Mississippi

[edit] Mississippi class

  • Country: Flag of the United States 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 (31 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: USS Mississippi and USS Idaho
  • Commissioned: 1 February 1908
  • Fate: Decommissioned 30 July 1914 and sold to Greece
HMS Invincible
HMS Invincible

[edit] Invincible class battlecruiser

  • Country: Flag of the United Kingdom 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 (46 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 3: HMS Invincible, HMS Indomitable, and Inflexible
  • Commissioned: 20 October 1908
  • Fate: Invincible sunk 1916, others scrapped by 1923
SMS Posen
SMS Posen

[edit] Nassau class

  • Country: Flag of Germany 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 (37 km/h); Range 9,400 nautical miles (17,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 4: SMS Nassau, SMS Westfallen, SMS Rheinland, and SMS Posen
  • Commissioned: 1908

[edit] Lord Nelson class

  • Country: Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Displacement: 16,500 tons
  • Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 10 x 9.2-inch (234 mm) guns, 15 x 12 pounder guns, 5 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
  • Armor:
  • Speed: 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: HMS Lord Nelson and HMS Agamemnon
  • Commissioned: 1908
HMS Superb
HMS Superb

[edit] Bellerophon class

  • Country: Flag of the United Kingdom 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 (39 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 3: Bellerophon, Superb, Temeraire
  • Commissioned: 1909
Danton
Danton

[edit] Danton class

  • Country: Flag of France 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 (35.6 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 6: Danton, Voltaire, Diderot, Condorcet, Mirabeau, and Vergniaud
  • Launched: 1909
SMS Zrinyi
SMS Zrinyi

[edit] Radetzky class

  • Country: Flag of Austria-Hungary 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 (37 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 3: SMS Radetzky, SMS Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand, SMS Zrinyi
  • Commissioned: 1909
  • Fate: Surrendered to Allies and scrapped
Settsu
Settsu

[edit] Kawachi class

  • Country: Flag of Japan 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 (37 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: Kawachi and Settsu
  • Launched: 1910
HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard

[edit] St. Vincent class

  • Country: Flag of the United Kingdom 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 (39 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 3: HMS St. Vincent, HMS Collingwood, and HMS Vanguard
  • Commissioned: October 1910
USS Michigan
USS Michigan

[edit] South Carolina class

  • Country: Flag of the United States 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 (31 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: USS South Carolina and USS Michigan
  • Commissioned: 4 January 1910
  • Fate: Scrapped 1921 and 1922 respectively
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais

[edit] Minas Gerais class

  • Country: Flag of Brazil Brazil
  • Displacement: 19,821 tons
  • Armament: 8 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 22 × 4.7 in (120 mm) guns, 8 × 3 pounder guns
  • Armor:
  • Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: Minas Gerais and São Paulo
  • Completed: 4 January 1910
  • Commissioned:
  • Fate: Lost 1951 and Scrapped 1954 respectively
Satsuma
Satsuma

[edit] Satsuma class

  • Country: Flag of Japan Japan
  • Displacement: 20,000 tons
  • Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns, 12 × 10 in (254 mm) guns, 12 x 4.7-inch (119 mm) guns, 4 × 3 in (76 mm) guns, 5 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
  • Armor:
  • Speed: 19 knots (35 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: Satsuma and Aki
  • Commissioned: 25 March 1910
  • Fate: Sunk as targets in 1924
USS Delaware
USS Delaware

[edit] Delaware class

  • Country: Flag of the United States 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 (39 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: USS Delaware and USS North Dakota
  • Commissioned: 1910
  • Fate: Scrapped


[edit] Indefatigable class battlecruiser

  • Country: Flag of the United Kingdom 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 (50 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 3: HMS Indefatigable, HMS New Zealand, and HMAS Australia
  • Commissioned: February 1911
  • Fate: Indefatigable sunk 1916, others decommissioned by 1922
HMS Neptune
HMS Neptune

[edit] Neptune class

  • Country: Flag of the United Kingdom 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 (39 km/h)
  • 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: Flag of the United Kingdom 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 (39 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: HMS Colossus and HMS Hercules
  • Commissioned: 31 July 1911
  • Fate: Scrapped by 1928
SMS Moltke
SMS Moltke

[edit] Moltke class battlecruiser

  • Country: Flag of Germany 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 (52 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: SMS Moltke and SMS Goeben
  • Commissioned: 1911
  • Fate: Moltke scuttled at Scapa Flow 1919, Goeben scrapped 1973
USS Utah
USS Utah

[edit] Florida class

  • Country: Flag of the United States 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 (39 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: USS Florida and USS Utah
  • Commissioned: 15 September 1911
  • Fate: Florida scrapped, Utah sunk at Pearl Harbor
Jean Bart
Jean Bart

[edit] Courbet class

  • Country: Flag of France France
  • Displacement: 22,189 tons
  • Armament: 12 x 305 mm guns, 22 x 5.4-inch (137 mm) guns, 4 x 47 mm guns, 4 x 450 mm torpedo tubes
  • Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h)
  • Range: 1,140 nmi (2,110 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
  • 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
SMS Ostfriesland
SMS Ostfriesland

[edit] Helgoland class

  • Country: Flag of Germany 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 (37 km/h)
  • Range: 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 4: SMS Helgoland, SMS Ostfriesland, SMS Thüringen, and SMS Oldenburg
  • Commissioned: 1911

[edit] Gangut class

  • Country: Flag of Russia 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 (43 km/h)
  • Range: 2,625 nmi (4,862 km)
  • 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 decommissioned and scrapped 1956

[edit] Imperatritsa Mariya class

  • Country: Flag of Russia 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 (39 km/h)
  • 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
SMS Kaiser
SMS Kaiser

[edit] Kaiser class

HMS Orion
HMS Orion

[edit] Orion class

  • Country: Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Displacement: 22,000 tons
  • Armament: 10 x 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns; 16 × 4 in (102 mm) guns
  • Armor: 12 inch belt
  • Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h)
  • 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: Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Displacement: 26,250 tons
  • Armament: 8 x 13.5-inch (343 mm) 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 (50 km/h)
  • 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
USS Wyoming
USS Wyoming

[edit] Wyoming class

  • Country: Flag of the United States United States
  • Displacement: 27,200 tons
  • Armament: 12 12-inch (305 mm) guns, 21 five-inch (127 mm) guns, two three-inch (76 mm) guns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • Armor:
  • Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h)
  • 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: Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Displacement: 23,400 tons
  • Armament: 10 x 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns, 12 × 6 in (152 mm) guns, 3 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • Armor:
  • Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h)
  • 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
SMS Tegetthoff
SMS Tegetthoff

[edit] Tegetthoff class

Caio Duilio
Caio Duilio

[edit] Andrea Doria class

  • Country: Flag of Italy 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
Kongō
Kongō

[edit] Kongō class

  • Country: Flag of Japan Japan
  • Displacement: 36,600 tons
  • Armament: 8 × 14 in (356 mm) guns; 16 × 6 in (152 mm) guns; 8 × 5 in (127 mm) 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 (56 km/h); Range 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
  • 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: Flag of Germany 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 (39 km/h); Range 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 4: SMS König, SMS Großer Kurfürst, SMS Markgraf, and SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
  • Commissioned: 1914
  • Fate: Scuttled at Scapa Flow
HMS Emperor of India
HMS Emperor of India

[edit] Iron Duke class

  • Country: Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Displacement: 25,000 tons
  • Armament: 10 x 13.5-inch (343 mm) 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 (39 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 4: HMS Benbow, HMS Emperor of India, HMS Iron Duke, and HMS Marlborough
  • Commissioned: March 1914
  • Fate: Scrapped by 1948
USS New York
USS New York

[edit] New York class

  • Country: Flag of the United States United States
  • Displacement: 27,200 tons
  • Armament: 10 14-inch (356 mm) guns, 21 five-inch (127 mm) guns, two three-inch (76 mm) guns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • Armor:
  • Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h)
  • 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
SMS Lützow
SMS Lützow

[edit] Derfflinger class battlecruiser

  • Country: Flag of Germany 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 (49.1 km/h)
  • 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
ARA Rivadavia
ARA Rivadavia

[edit] Rivadavia class battleship

  • Country: Flag of Argentina Argentina
  • Displacement: 27,940 tons
  • Armament: 12 x 305 mm guns; 12 x 152 mm guns; 16 x 102 mm guns; 2 x 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • Armor:
  • Performance: Speed 23 knots (42.6 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: ARA Rivadavia and ARA Moreno
  • Commissioned: 27 August 1914
  • Fate: both decomissioned in 1957 and scrapped.
Provence
Provence

[edit] Bretagne class

  • Country: Flag of France 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 (37 km/h); Range 4,700 nautical miles (8,700 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 3: Bretagne, Provence, and Lorraine
  • Commissioned: 1915
  • Fate: Bretagne sunk 1940, Provence scuttled 1942, Lorraine scrapped 1954

[edit] Normandie class

  • Country: Flag of France 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 (39 km/h); Range 6,500 nautical miles (12,040 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 5: Gascoigne, Normandie, Flandre, Languedoc, and Béarn
  • Launched: 1914
  • Fate: Béarn converted to an aircraft carrier, others scrapped by 1929
Yamashiro and Fuso
Yamashiro and Fuso

[edit] Fuso class

  • Country: Flag of Japan 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 (46 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: Fuso and Yamashiro
  • Commissioned: 18 November 1915
  • Fate: Both sunk 1944

[edit] Conte di Cavour class

  • Country: Flag of Italy 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 (39.8 km/h)
  • Range: 4,800 nautical miles (8,900 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
  • 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: Flag of Russia Russia
  • Displacement: 32,500 tons
  • Armament: 12 × 14 inchguns; 24 x 130 mm guns; 8 x 75 mm guns; 4 x 63 mm AA guns; 6 × 21 inchtorpedo tubes
  • Armor: 238 mm belt; 238 mm turret; 63 mm deck
  • Performance: Speed 26.5 knots (49.1 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 4: Borodino, Izmail, Kinburn, and Navarin
  • Launched: 1915
SMS Baden
SMS Baden

[edit] Bayern class

  • Country: Flag of Germany 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 (41 km/h); Range 5,000 nautical miles (9,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
  • 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.
USS Oklahoma
USS Oklahoma

[edit] Nevada class

USS Arizona
USS Arizona

[edit] Pennsylvania class

  • Country: Flag of the United States 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 (39 km/h)
  • 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
Ise
Ise

[edit] Ise class

  • Country: Flag of Japan Japan
  • Displacement: 38,872 tons
  • Armament: 12 × 14 in (356 mm) guns, 16 x 5.5-inch (140 mm) 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 (46 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: Ise and Hyuga
  • Commissioned: 1 December 1917
  • Fate: Both sunk 1945
USS New Mexico
USS New Mexico

[edit] New Mexico class

HMS Hood
HMS Hood

[edit] Admiral class battlecruiser

  • Country: Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Displacement: 45,200 tons
  • Armament: 8 × 15 inch(381 mm) guns, 12 x 5.5 inch (140 mm) DP guns, 8 × 4 inch(102 mm) DP guns, 24 x 2 pdr (40 mm) AA guns, 20 x .50 (12.7 mm) cal machineguns, 4 × 21 inch(533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • Armor:
  • Speed: 31 knots (57 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 4: HMS Hood, HMS Howe, HMS Rodney, and HMS Anson
  • Commissioned: 15 May 1920
  • Fate: HMS Hood sunk in 1941. Others cancelled.
USS California
USS California

[edit] Tennessee class

  • Country: Flag of the United States 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 (39 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: USS Tennessee, and USS California
  • Commissioned: 3 June 1920
  • Fate: Scrapped after WWII

[edit] Nagato class

  • Country: Flag of Japan Japan
  • Displacement: 42,850 tons
  • Armament: 8 × 16 in (406 mm) guns, 20 x 5.5-inch (140 mm) guns, 8 × 5 in (127 mm) AA guns, 98 x 25 mm AA guns
  • Aircraft: 3 x catapult-launched aircraft
  • Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h)
  • Range: 5,500 nmi (10,190 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: Nagato and Mutsu
  • Commissioned: 15 November 1920
  • Fate: Mutsu exploded 1943, Nagato sunk 1946

[edit] Francesco Caracciolo class

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

[edit] Colorado class

[edit] South Dakota class

Dunkerque
Dunkerque

[edit] Dunkerque class

  • Country: Flag of France 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 (57 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: Dunkerque and Strasbourg
  • Commissioned: 1 May 1937
  • Fate: Strasbourg & Dunkerque scuttled 1942

[edit] Gneisenau class

  • Country: Flag of Germany 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 (56 km/h); Range 8,380 nautical miles (15,520 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: Gneisenau and Scharnhorst
  • Commissioned: 1938
  • Fate: Scharnhorst sunk in action, Gneisenau sunk as blockship in WWII
Vittorio Veneto
Vittorio Veneto

[edit] Littorio class

  • Country: Flag of Italy 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 (56 km/h)
  • Range: 3,920 nautical miles (7,260 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
  • 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: Flag of France 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 (56 km/h)
  • Range: 8,500 nmi (15,740 km)
  • 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: Flag of Germany 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 (56 km/h); Range 8,100 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: Bismarck and Tirpitz
  • Commissioned: 1940
  • Fate: Bismarck sunk 1941, Tirpitz sunk 1944

[edit] King George V class

[edit] Lion class

  • Country: Flag of the United Kingdom 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 (56 km/h);
  • Ships in class: 4: HMS Conqueror, HMS Temeraire HMS Thunderer HMS Lion
  • Commissioned: laid down 1939, work stopped in 1940
USS Washington
USS Washington

[edit] North Carolina class

  • Country: Flag of the United States 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 (50 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2: USS North Carolina and USS Washington
  • Commissioned: 9 April 1941
  • Fate: *USS North Carolina is a museum ship in Wilmington, N.C.,USS Washington, scrapped
Yamato in 1941
Yamato in 1941

[edit] Yamato class

  • Country: Flag of Japan 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 (50 km/h)
  • Range: 11,500 km at 16 knots (30 km/h)
  • 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
USS Massachusetts
USS Massachusetts

[edit] South Dakota class

  • Country: Flag of the United States 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 (52 km/h)
  • 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.
USS Missouri
USS Missouri

[edit] Iowa class

  • Country: Flag of the United States 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 (61 km/h)
  • 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: Flag of Germany 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 (54 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 2 laid down, plus 4 planned
  • Fate: Production cancelled 1941
USS Montana (artist impression)
USS Montana (artist impression)

[edit] Montana class

[edit] Sovetsky Soyuz class

  • Country: Flag of the Soviet Union 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 (52 km/h); Range 5,580 nautical miles (10,330 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
  • Ships in class: 4: Sovetsky Soyuz, Sovetskaya Ukraina, Sovetskaya Byelorussia, and Sovetskaya Rossiya
  • Launched: None
  • Fate: Construction cancelled and all scrapped by 1949

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