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HMS Empress of India
(Iron Duke class dreadnaught)
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The original HMS EMPORER OF INDIA
Laid Down: 31st May 1912
Launched: 27th November 1913
Commissioned: 10th November 1914
Length: 622 ft.
Beam: 90 ft.
Weight: 29,560 tons (full load)
Complement: 1022
Armor:
Main Belt: 12"
Deck: 2.5"
Turrets: 11"
Armament:
primary: 10 x BL 13.5 in (343 mm)/45 cal Mk V guns
secondary: 12 × 6 in (152 mm)/45 cal Mk VII guns
AA: 2 × QF 3 in (76 mm) 20 cwt AA guns
Engines/Power:
Boilers: 18 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Turbines 4 × Parsons turbines
Shafts: 4 .
Maximun Speed: 21.25 knots.
Endurance: 7800 nautical miles at 10 knots.
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