HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913)
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Queen Elizabeth in the 1930s
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| Name: | Queen Elizabeth |
| Namesake: | Elizabeth I |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard |
| Cost: | £3,014,103 |
| Laid down: | 21 October 1912 |
| Launched: | 16 October 1913 |
| Completed: | January 1914 |
| Commissioned: | 22 December 1914 |
| Decommissioned: | 1948 |
| Struck: | 7 July 1948 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: 00 |
| Fate: | Sold to Arnott Young and scrapped in Dalmuir, Scotland |
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| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type: | Queen Elizabeth-class battleship |
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| Length: | 643 ft 9 in (196.2 m) |
| Beam: | 90 ft 7 in (27.6 m) |
| Draught: | 33 ft (10.1 m) |
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| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Range: | 5,000 nmi (9,260 km; 5,750 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 1,262 (1920, as a flagship) |
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HMS Queen Elizabeth was the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s, and was often used as a flagship. She served in World War I as part of the Grand Fleet, and participated in the inconclusive Action of 19 August. Her service during the war generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. She and the other super-dreadnought battleships were the first of their type to be powered by oil instead of coal. Queen Elizabeth later served in several theatres during World War II, and was ultimately scrapped in 1948.
The Queen Elizabeth-class ships were designed to form a fast squadron for the fleet that was intended to operate against the leading ships of the opposing battleline. This required maximum offensive power and a speed several knots faster than any other battleship to allow them to defeat any type of ship.
Queen Elizabeth had a length overall of 643 feet 9 inches (196.2 m), a beam of 90 feet 7 inches (27.6 m) and a deep draught of 33 feet (10.1 m). She had a normal displacement of 32,590 long tons (33,110 t) and displaced 33,260 long tons (33,794 t) at deep load. She was powered by two sets of Brown-Curtis steam turbines, each driving two shafts, using steam from 24 Yarrow boilers. The turbines were rated at 75,000 shp (56,000 kW) and intended to reach a maximum speed of 24 knots (44.4 km/h; 27.6 mph). Queen Elizabeth had a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km; 5,754 mi) at a cruising speed of 12 knots (22.2 km/h; 13.8 mph). Her crew numbered 1,262 officers and ratings in 1920 while serving as a flagship.
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