Bellerophon-class battleship
The Bellerophon class consisted of three ships built in 1906 and 1907 for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.
Visiually the only difference to the HMS Dreadnought was a second tripod mast. Due to the need of easy boat handling during peacetime, the position of the masts was far from ideal. If the wind was in the right direction they could be interfered with by smoke and heat from the funnels.
Statistics
- Length: 522 feet waterline, 526 feet overall
- Beam: 82 feet 6 inches
- Draught: 31 feet 5 inches
- Displacement: 18,596
- Load: 22,540 tons
- Propulsion: 4 shaft Parsons turbines, 23,000 shp, 21kts
- Trials:
- Bellerophon: 25,061 shp = 21.25 knots
- Superb: 27,407 shp = 21.56 knots
- Temeraire: 26,966 shp = 21.55 knots.
- Armour: 10-5in belt, 9-5in barbettes, 11in turret faces, 3-0.5in decks
- Armament: 10 x 12in 45cal MK X (5 x 2), 16 x 4in (16 x 1), 4 x 3 pounder (4 x 1), 3 x 18in TT
Ships
- HMS Bellerophon
- HMS Superb
- HMS Temeraire