QUEEN ELISABETH CLASS

name                             builder                        laid   down               launched              completed       

Queen Elisabeth   portsmouth dy          21/10/12                16/10/13                jan 15     

warspite                Devonport dy            31/10/12                26/11/13                Mar 15       

valiant                  Fairfield                    31/01/13                04/11/14                Feb 16

barnham               John Brown              24/03/13                31/12/14                Oct 16  

Malaya                  Armstrong Elswick   20/10/13                18/03/15                Feb 16

Specification HMS Warspite

Displacement: 31,372 tons standard, 36, 450 tons full load

Dimensions: length 195.0 m (640 ft) overall; beam 31. 7 m ( 104 ft) over bulges;

 draught 9.37 m (30 ft 9 in)

 Machinery: 4-shaft geared steam turbines delivering 80, 000 shp (59656 kW)

Speed: 23.5 kts

Armour: belt 102-330 mm (4-13 in); decks 32-104 mm ( 1. 75-4 in);

 turrets 12T-330 mm (5-13 in); conning tower 280 mm ( 11 in)

armament

: eight 381-mm ( 15-in), eight 152-mm (6-in), eight 102-mm (4-in) RA, 32 2-pdr pom-pom and 16

 12. 7-mm(0. 5-in) AA guns

Aircraft~: two Fairey Swordfish floatplanes

Complement: 1,120 officers and men

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