Battlecruiser HMS Vanguard.

General characteristics (as completed)

Type Fast battleship

Displacement

44,500 long tons (45,200 t) (standard)

51,420 long tons (52,250 t) (deep load)

Length 814 ft 4 in (248.2 m) (o/a)

Beam 108 ft (32.9 m)

Draught 36 ft (11 m) (deep load)

Installed power

130,000 shp (97,000 kW)

8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers

Propulsion 4 shafts; 4 steam turbine sets

Speed 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)

Range 8,250 nautical miles (15,280 km; 9,490 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Complement 1,975

Sensors and

processing systems

1 × Type 960 early-warning radar

1 × Type 293 search radar

1 × Type 277 height-finding radar

2 × Type 274 15-inch fire-control radar

4 × Type 275 5.25-inch fire-control radar

11 × Type 262 40 mm fire-control radar

Armament

4 × twin 15 in (380 mm) guns

8 × twin 5.25 in (133 mm) dual-purpose guns

10 × sextuple, 1 × twin, 11 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors AA guns

Armour

Belt: 4.5–14 in (114–356 mm)

Deck: 2.5–6 in (64–152 mm)

Barbettes: 11–13 in (279–330 mm)

Gun turrets: 7–13 in (178–330 mm)

Conning tower: 2–3 in (51–76 mm)

Bulkheads: 4–12 in (102–305 mm)