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Battleship pre-dreadnought 'Swiftsure' (1902)
Prototype: Battleship pre-dreadnought 'Swiftsure' (1902) GB
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Humphrys & Tennant, London = Engines+Boilers from the beginning to the end
Armstrong, Elswick = Hull from the beginning to the end
Built by Great Britain for Great Britain
Laid down in: 1902 02 26
Launched in: 1903 01 12
Completed in: 1904 06 01
stricken, BU in 1920 06 18 by Great Britain
Carrier:
In 1903 01 12 the Battleship pre-dreadnought 'Constitucion' (Under construction ( Great Britain)) was launched (Chile)
In 1903 12 03 the Battleship pre-dreadnought 'Constitucion' (Under fitting out ( Great Britain)) was sold out (Chile)
In 1904 06 01 the Battleship pre-dreadnought 'Swiftsure' (Under fitting out ( Great Britain)) was completed (Great Britain)
In 1912 09 01 the Battleship pre-dreadnought 'Swiftsure' (.active ( Great Britain)) was put under repairs (Great Britain)
In 1913 03 01 the Battleship pre-dreadnought 'Swiftsure' (Under repairs ( Great Britain)) was recommissioned (Great Britain)
In 1915 09 09 the Battleship pre-dreadnought 'Swiftsure' (.active ( Great Britain)) was put in resrve (Great Britain)
In 1919 01 01 the Battleship pre-dreadnought 'Swiftsure' (-In reserve ( Great Britain)) was rebuilt/changed the class (Great Britain)
In 1920 06 18 the Targuet ship 'Swiftsure' (.active ( Great Britain)) was stricken, BU (Great Britain)
Technical data: from the completition 14
Displacement projected - 11800,00 tonns = 7,72 m.
12 - Yarrow Type ? (?)
2 VTE 3cyl ? * 2 screws /// Normal HP: 12500 HP = 19 knots.
Length - 146,23 m. oa; 132,89 m. pp; Beam - 21,64 m.;
Total crew: 800
Ship Armour:
CT Fore(Aft): 280;
Main turrets: 203; Casemates: 178(^25);
Casemates: 178(^25); Barbettes (Cupolas): 254;
Belt: 0 =152= 178(^25) =152= 0; Barbettes (Cupolas): 203;
Belt: 76 =152= 178(^31) =152= 76; Barbettes (Cupolas): 203;
Belt: (^76) 0 (^76);
Armament: from the completition
4 Main gun \\\ 254 /L=45 (Mk VI) (1898_GB) () \\\ In twin deck mounting
14 Secondary gun \\\ 190,5 /L=50 (Mk II) (1902 02 26_YY) () \\\ In single deck mounting
14 QF gun \\\ 86 /L=45 (1902 02 26_YY) () \\\ In single deck mounting
2 QF gun \\\ 76 /L=40 (1888_GB) () \\\ In single deck mounting
4 QF gun \\\ 57 /L=43 (1883_Fr) () \\\ In single deck mounting
2 T-Tube \\\ 381 (YYYY_YY) (Ammo of: 2) \\\ In submerged deck mounting

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