HMS Bellerophon (1907)
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 1907 |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 27 July 1907 |
| Commissioned: | 1909 |
| Decommissioned: | 1921 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1923 |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 18,800 tons; 22,102 tons full load |
| Length: | 526ft (160.3m) |
| Beam: | 82.5ft (25.2m) |
| Draught: | 27.3ft (8.3m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 shafts; Parsons Turbines; 18 boilers; 23,000shp |
| Speed: | 21 knots |
| Range: | 5,720 nautical miles at 10 knots |
| Complement: | 733 |
| Armament: | 10 x 12.0in (305mm); 16 x 4.0in (102mm); 4 x 3pdr (47mm); 3 x 18in (457mm) Torpedo Tubes |
| Aircraft: | None |
| Motto: | |
HMS Bellerophon was a dreadnought of the Royal Navy. She was the lead ship of the Bellerophon class, built in Portsmouth and launched on 27 July 1907.
She fought at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. She entered the Reserve fleet in 1919, was sold for scrap in 1921 and finally scrapped in 1923.
See HMS Bellerophon for other ships of this name.
| Bellerophon-class battleship | |
| Bellerophon | Superb | Temeraire | |
| Preceded by HMS ''Dreadnought | Suceded by St. Vincent class |
| List of battleships of the Royal Navy | |
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