HMS Revenge (06)

Revenge at sea, July–August 1940
History
United Kingdom
Name:	HMS Revenge
Cost:	£2,406,368
Laid down:	22 December 1913 (Barrow-in-Furness)
Launched:	29 May 1915
Commissioned:	1 February 1916
Identification:	Pennant number: 06
Fate:	Scrapped, 1948
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type:	Revenge-class battleship
Displacement:	29,970 long tons (30,450 t) 31,130 long tons (31,630 t) (Deep load)
Length:	620 ft 7 in (189.2 m)
Beam:	88 ft 6 in (27.0 m)
Draught:	33 ft 7 in (10.2 m) (Deep load)
Installed power:	40,000 shp (30,000 kW) 18 Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Propulsion:	4 shafts 4 Steam turbines
Speed:	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range:	7,000 nmi (12,960 km; 8,060 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Crew:	940 (1917)
Armament:	4 × twin 15-inch (381 mm) guns 14 × single 6-inch (152 mm) guns 2 × single 3-inch (76 mm) 20 cwt AA guns 4 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) 3-pdr guns 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour:	Waterline belt: 13 in (330 mm) Deck: 1–4 in (25–102 mm) Barbettes: 6–10 in (152–254 mm) Gun turrets: 11–13 in (279–330 mm) Conning tower: 3–11 in (76–279 mm) Bulkheads: 6 in (152 mm)

HMS Revenge (pennant number: 06) was the lead ship of the Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during World War I. Although the class is often referred to as the Royal Sovereign class, official documents of 1914–1918 refer to it as the Revenge class. She was commissioned in 1916, just before the Battle of Jutland.

The Revenge-class ships were designed as slightly smaller, slower, and more heavily protected versions of the preceding Queen Elizabeth-class battleships. As an economy measure they were intended to revert to the previous practice of using both fuel oil and coal, but First Sea Lord Jackie Fisher rescinded the decision for coal in October 1914. Still under construction, the ships were redesigned to employ oil-fired boilers that increased the power of the engines by 9,000 shaft horsepower (6,700 kW) over the original specification.

Revenge had a length overall of 620 feet 7 inches (189.2 m), a beam of 88 feet 6 inches (27.0 m) and a deep draught of 33 feet 7 inches (10.2 m). She had a designed displacement of 27,790 long tons (28,240 t) and displaced 31,130 long tons (31,630 t) at deep load. She was powered by 2 sets of Parsons steam turbines, each driving two shafts, using steam from eighteen Yarrow boilers. The turbines were rated at 40,000 shp (30,000 kW) and intended to reach a maximum speed of 23 knots (42.6 km/h; 26.5 mph). During her sea trials on 22 May 1916, the ship only reached a top speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) from 40,360 shp (30,100 kW). She had a range of 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 km; 8,055 mi) at a cruising speed of 10 knots (18.5 km/h; 11.5 mph). Her crew numbered 909 officers and enlisted men in 1916. Her metacentric height was 3.4 feet (1.0 m) at deep load.