hellfirejet
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New Lord Nelson class Pre-Dreadnought Class and type: Lord Nelson-class predreadnought battleship Displacement: Lord Nelson: 15,358 long tons (15,604 t) normal; 16,090 long tons (16,350 t) load; 17,820 long tons (18,110 t) deep Agamemnon: 15,925 long tons (16,181 t) load; 17,683 long tons (17,967 t) deep Length: 443 ft 6 in (135.18 m) Beam: 79 ft 6 in (24.23 m) Draught: 26 ft 0 in (8 m) Installed power: 16,750 indicated horsepower (12,490 kW) Propulsion: 2 shafts; 4-cylinder inverted vertical triple expansion steam engines 15 coal-fired water-tube boilers (Babcock and Wilcox in Lord Nelson; Yarrow in Agamemnon) with oil sprayers Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h) Range: 5,390 nmi (9,980 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) with coal only 9,180 nmi (17,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) with oil added Lord Nelson 900 long tons (910 t) coal normal, 2,170 long tons (2,200 t) coal maximum; 1,090 long tons (1,110 t) oil maximum Agamemnon 900 tons coal normal, 2,193 long tons (2,228 t) coal maximum; 1,048 long tons (1,065 t) oil maximum Complement: ca. 750 in peacetime ca. 800 in wartime[1] Armament: 2 × 2 - BL 12-inch (304.8 mm) 45-caliber Mark X guns 4 × 2, 2 × 1 - BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) Mark XI guns 24 × 1 - QF 12-pounder 18 cwt guns 2 × 1 - 3-pounder guns 5 x 18-inch (450-mm) torpedo tubes (submerged) Armour: Belt: 12 inches (305 mm) to 8 inches (203 mm) Upper belt: 8 inches (203 mm) Bulkheads: 8 inches (203 mm) Citadel: 8 inches (203 mm) Barbettes: 12 inches (305 mm) 12-inch (305-mm) gun houses (turrets): 12 inches (305 mm) 9.2-inch (234-mm) gun houses (turrets): 8 inches (203 mm) to 7 inches (178 mm) Conning tower: 12 inches (305 mm) Deck: 4 inches (102 mm) to 1 inch (25.4 mm)[2]
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Regards, Graham. I'm not retreating, I'm attacking in a different direction! Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller
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