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magazine. Aft it reduced in a series of steps to 9 inches (229 mm), 6 inches, 5 inches (127 mm) and 4 inches (102 mm). The armoured deck matched the length of the waterline belt and sloped down 2.5° to meet the upper edge of the belt. It had a maximum thickness of 8 inches (203 mm) from the 'A' barbette to partway over the mid-boiler rooms and thinned to a minimum of 4 inches over the rear engine and boiler rooms. The deck's thickness increased to 7 inches (180 mm) partway over the rear engine room and covered the aft 6-inch magazines. The armoured deck extended forward 46 feet over the torpedo compartment with a maximum thickness of 8 inches, thinning to 6 inches. The armoured deck's rear extension was 106 feet 9 inches (32.5 m) long and was 5 inches thick until the last 27 feet 4 inches (8.3 m) when it thinned to 3 inches (76 mm).
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over or under it. It ran some 522 feet (159.1 m), from the forward edge of 'A' barbette to the rear of the after 6-inch magazine. The belt had a height of 14 feet 3 inches (4.3 m), of which 4 feet 6 inches (1.4 m) was below the designed waterline. Only the forward 259 feet (78.9 m) of the belt had the maximum thickness, it thinned to 12 inches (305 mm) for the rest of its length. The lower edge of the belt abreast the magazines was continued down another 3 feet (0.9 m) by a 4 inches (100 mm) thickness of high-tensile steel inclined at 36° to prevent a shell from reaching the magazines via a wave trough at high speed. The forward and rear ends of the belt terminated in 12-inch and 10-inch (254 mm) transverse
560:-like appearance. Since the G3s were to use existing dockyard facilities, this layout allowed designers to keep the length of the ships, as well as the weight of armour, to a minimum. The resulting loss of heavy fire astern was considered justifiable since the ships were intended to fight on the broadside. A related feature of the G3 and N3 designs was their tower bridge structure behind the first two gun turrets. This provided a better and more stable foundation for fire-control equipment, greatly improved accommodation and protection from the weather.
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forward of the superstructure while in 'H3b' one was forward and the other was aft of the forward superstructure. 'H3c' retained the layout of 'H3b', but lowered the turrets by one deck and saved 1,250 long tons (1,270 t) over the 45,000 long tons (46,000 t) of 'H3b'. All three 'H3' designs had a maximum speed of 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph), but the reduced number of main guns was disliked so the 'G3' was proposed with the three triple turrets, armed with 16.5-inch (419 mm) guns to save weight.
884:. Following the visit of an Admiralty delegation, detailed constructional drawings were sent to John Brown on 3 November with a request that copies be urgently circulated to the other successful contractors. Work at John Brown progressed on the keel blocks and hull plates for the subsequent two weeks. Notwithstanding other events, instructions and amendments continued to arrive from various departments within the Admiralty until 25 November.
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In 1916 the US had declared its intention to create a Navy "second to none"; the United States
Congress had authorized the building of a large number of battleships and battlecruisers. In the aftermath of the First World War, the Japanese government were also embarking on a large programme of warship
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Housing the main armament in triple turrets was new to the Royal Navy though
British companies had been involved in the production of triple gun turret designs for other navies. The choice of a high muzzle velocity with a relatively lighter shell was taken from the German practice; it ran counter to
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and pass through both canals, once the Suez Canal had been deepened. The primary drawback was that the main armament had a blind spot towards the rear of the ship of not less than 40°. Several variations were evaluated of the 'H3' design with the number of turrets reduced. In 'H3a' both turrets were
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of the G3 had a maximum thickness of 14 inches (356 mm) with the top of the armour angled 18° outwards. This angle increased the armor's relative thickness to horizontal, close-range fire, albeit at the cost of reducing its relative height which increased the chance of plunging shellfire going
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sets, each of which drove one propeller shaft. They were arranged in three engine rooms. The forward engine room held the two turbines for the wing shafts, the middle compartment housed the turbine for the port inner shaft and the aft engine room contained the turbine for the starboard inner shaft.
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that consisted of two layers of .875-inch (22 mm) high-tensile steel. The bulkhead was situated some 13.5 feet (4.1 m) inboard from the side of the ship. Postwar tests done on a replica of this system showed that filling the buoyancy space with water rather than the sealed steel crushing
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shell at a muzzle velocity of 2,457 ft/s (749 m/s) at a rate of eight to twelve rounds per minute. The guns had a maximum ceiling of 32,000 ft (9,800 m), but an effective range of much less. A maximum of 256 rounds per gun could be carried. The ships were intended to carry four
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of 1904. Four turrets were sited around the forward superstructure and four at the stern. The forward turrets were provided with 150 rounds per gun and the rear turrets with 110 rounds per gun. The guns could elevate between –5° and +60°. They fired 100-pound (45 kg) projectiles at a muzzle
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The turret faces were 17.5 inches (444 mm) thick while their sides ranged from 9 to 13 inches (229 to 330 mm) in thickness, and the roof was 8 inches thick. The armour of the barbettes ranged from 11 to 14 inches (279 to 356 mm) in thickness and it was carefully arranged to
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The funnel and boiler room ventilation shafts were surrounded by an armoured box 116 feet (35.4 m) long intended to prevent shells fired from behind the ship reaching 'X' magazine. The box narrowed at an angle of 21° as it rose and had a maximum thickness of 12 inches nearest to the
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were planned for these ships. Their compartment was located just forward of the 'A' shell room on the platform deck. Six 24.5-inch (620 mm) torpedoes per tube were to be carried in peacetime, but this would increase to eight in wartime. These Mark I torpedoes had a warhead of 743 pounds
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protection scheme in the G3s. Medium-thickness armour had proven to be useless in stopping heavy-calibre shells during World War I so the vital areas of the ship were protected by the thickest possible armour and the rest of the ship was left unarmoured. Use of this system was pioneered by
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the funnels and two at the stern. Each barrel was provided with 1300 rounds of ammunition. The gun fired a 40-millimetre (1.6 in) 2-pound (0.91 kg) shell at a muzzle velocity of 1,920 ft/s (590 m/s) to a distance of 3,800 yards (3,500 m). The gun's rate of fire was
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This design was accepted at the end of 1920, but changes were made as the plans were finalized in early 1921, including the reduction of the ship's horsepower from 180,000 to 160,000 and the reduction of the main armament from 16.5 in to 16 in (406 mm).
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The US plan had been delayed by the wartime need to build smaller vessels. Nevertheless, estimates by the
Admiralty were that by the early 1920s the UK would be behind in ships. The British did have access to German technology through ships such as the battleship
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received the design designation 'O3', marking them as next in the design sequence from the 'N3' battleship design although they used the guns intended for the G3 class for cost reasons and to comply with the Treaty's 16-inch limitation on main armament.
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and were powered by oxygen-enriched air. They had two speed settings which governed their range: either 15,000 yards (13,716 m) at 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph), or 20,000 yards (18,288 m) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).
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armour was 9 to 12 inches thick and its communications tube to the upper deck was 8 inches thick. The fire-control director atop the conning tower was protected by an armoured hood 3 to 5 inches thick.
365:" since they were well-balanced designs with adequate protection. Nonetheless the class was officially designated as a "battlecruiser" due to their higher speed and lesser firepower and armour relative to the planned
361:. The four ships of this class would have been larger, faster and more heavily armed than any existing battleship (although several projected foreign ships would be larger). The G3s have been considered to be proper "
683:, designated 'A', 'B', and 'X' from front to rear. The guns could be depressed to −3° and elevated to 40°. The ships' maximum stowage was 116 shells per gun. They fired 2,048-pound (929 kg) projectiles at a
491:, respectively. The numeral in the designation came from the number of guns in each turret. These ships were very large, displacing 52,000 to 53,100 long tons (52,800 to 54,000 t), could only reach 30
556:-era capital ships, or at least for British designs of this type. Most immediately noticeable was the concentration of the main battery forward of the bridge and engineering spaces, giving the ships a
531:. The consequent weight savings were negated by additional hull and machinery weights and the ship displaced only slightly less than 'K3'. It had the advantage, however, that it could be docked in
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was just as effective and weighed less. A compressed air system was fitted to blow the water out of the buoyancy spaces and bring the ship upright in 15 minutes after two torpedo hits. The ship's
584:. They would have displaced 48,400 long tons (49,200 t) normally and 53,909 long tons (54,774 t) at deep load, over 8,000 long tons (8,100 t) more than the older ships. They had a
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between the five leading naval powers which began negotiations on 11 November 1921, led to the suspension of building on 18 November. Outright cancellation followed on 21 February 1922 with the
480:. These designs were given letters of the alphabet running backwards from K to G. The related battleship designs under consideration at the same time had design letters from L upwards.
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signatories agreeing not to build any ship larger than 35,000 long tons (36,000 t). As no photographic evidence is available to show the ships' keels were actually
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903:, it is asserted by at least one historian that none were, although the Admiralty paid John Brown for work and materials which would have been incurred in doing so.
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velocity of 2,945 ft/s (898 m/s). Their maximum range was 25,800 yd (23,600 m) at 45° elevation. Their rate of fire was five rounds per minute.
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of 2,670 ft/s (810 m/s). Their maximum range was about 38,000 yards (35,000 m) at maximum elevation. The G3s carried a secondary armament of sixteen
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respectively. The waterline belt extended forward 46 feet (14.0 m) at a thickness of 6 inches that reduced to 2.25 inches (57 mm) in two steps.
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mount had its own director and there was also a height-finder aft. Two 15-foot (4.6 m) torpedo rangefinders were located on the sides of the funnels.
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and the third was aft. The anti-aircraft guns were controlled by a high-angle control system mounted on the very top of the forward superstructure. Each
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15-inch (381 mm) guns and the main deck armour to 4 in (102 mm). This reduction in size allowed the ship to dock anywhere that
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in an armoured housing on the turret roof. The secondary armament was primarily controlled by three DCTs. Two mounted on each side of the
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373:(59 km/h; 37 mph), while the N3s would carry nine 18-inch (457 mm) guns on the same displacement at the expense of speed.
468:, expected to make 32 knots. Consequently, a series of designs was prepared of ships with displacements ranging from 53,100 to 44,500
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523:. 'I3' took another route in saving weight and concentrated the main armament amidships with 'X' turret placed between the forward
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1025:. As both French designs had only two turrets these were given as wide a separation as allowed by the other design constraints.
647:(13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). They had six turbo-driven 250-kilowatt (335 hp)
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and the experiences of the war. A committee concluded that any new ship should be able to match the speed of the new US
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on 12 August 1921. Orders were placed in
October, but were suspended in mid-November shortly after the beginning of the
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was included. They had a maximum depression of -5° and a maximum elevation of 90°. They fired a 50-pound (23 kg)
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643:. Using the 22,000-shaft-horsepower (16,000 kW) cruising turbines, they had an estimated maximum range of 7,000
757:(DCT). The primary DCT was mounted at the top of the forward superstructure. Another was mounted on the roof of the
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in an armoured hood and the third was aft. Each main gun turret was provided with a 41-foot (12.5 m)
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of the G3 battlecruisers were intended to withstand the explosion of a 750-pound (340 kg) torpedo
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twin turrets instead of casemates or shields – the first time in a
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design. The G3s would have carried nine 16-inch (406 mm) guns and were expected to achieve 32
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1172:"British 4.7"/43 (12 cm) QF Mark VII 4.7"/40 (12 cm) QF Mark VIII 4.7"/40 (12 cm) QF Mark X"
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divided between nine boiler rooms. They were designed to produce a total of 160,000
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length which were lower-muzzle-velocity weapons firing heavy shells.
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of 7.786 feet (2.4 m) at deep load as well as a complete
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45-calibre guns in three triple hydraulically powered Mark I
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415:-class hulls were converted during construction into the two
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This arrangement of the main armament was later used in the
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in 1916. Three of this class were cancelled, leaving only
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The Grand Fleet: Warship Design and Development 1906–1922
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8-barreled mountings for the 40-millimetre (1.6 in)
801:. However, this system of protection required that the
1194:"Britain 2-pdr [4 cm/39 (1.575")] Mark VIII"
628:) and temperature of 392 °F (200 °C) with
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Abortive class of British Royal Navy battlecruisers
1596:Abandoned military projects of the United Kingdom
946:", cancelled as a result of the Washington Treaty
600:The G3 battlecruisers would have had four geared
422:as emergency builds during the war. The only new
353:in response to naval expansion programmes by the
172:35 ft 8 in (10.9 m) (at deep load)
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1196:. navweaps.com. 20 February 2008. Archived from
860:ranged from 5–7 feet (1.5–2.1 m) in depth.
552:The G3s incorporated several novel features for
1486:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1379:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1341:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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111:General characteristics (as of November 1921)
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1398:. Barnsley, Yorkshire: Seaforth Publishing.
519:could dock and to pass through the Suez and
1467:(3). London: Conway Maritime Press: 38–45.
1444:(2). London: Conway Maritime Press: 12–19.
397:building. Meanwhile, in Great Britain, the
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1573:List of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy
1482:Raven, Alan & Roberts, John (1976).
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30:A 1:96 scale model of a G3 battlecruiser
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632:. Maximum speed would have been 32
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664:previous British guns such as the
376:The G3 design was approved by the
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264:6 × single 4.7-inch (120 mm)
142:53,909 long tons (54,774 t) (
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1360:. London: Arms and Armour Press.
1096:"British 16"/45 (40.6 cm) Mark I"
576:of 106 feet (32.3 m), and a
325:: 10–12 in (254–305 mm)
307:: 11–14 in (279–356 mm)
295:: 12–14 in (305–356 mm)
1616:Proposed ships of the Royal Navy
1601:Battlecruisers of the Royal Navy
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452:scuttling of the interned German
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253:16 in (406 mm) guns
1258:Campbell, Part 3, pp. 41, 43
990:Raven and Roberts, pp. 93–94
580:of 36 feet (11.0 m) at
277:2 × 24.5-inch (622 mm)
259:6 in (152 mm) guns
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1249:Campbell, Part 3, pp. 42–43
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156:856 ft (260.9 m)
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781:A first for any British
689:BL 6-inch Mark XXII guns
1375:Campbell, John (1985).
1311:Campbell, Part 3, p. 44
1272:Campbell, Part 3, p. 43
1161:Campbell, Part 3, p. 42
981:Campbell, Part 2, p. 13
897:Washington Naval Treaty
864:Orders and cancellation
763:coincidence rangefinder
755:director-control towers
564:General characteristics
472:(54,000 to 45,200
386:Washington Naval Treaty
1394:Johnston, Ian (2011).
1076:Campbell, Part 1, p. 7
1067:Campbell, Part 1, p. 9
1058:Campbell, pt. 4, p. 44
972:Campbell, Part 1, p. 4
548:Design and description
723:(commonly known as a
507:. The next proposal,
466:-class battlecruisers
420:-class battlecruisers
1356:Burt, R. A. (1993).
940:-class battlecruiser
931:-class battlecruiser
1543:Four ships, unnamed
839:anti-torpedo bulges
805:should have enough
785:was the use of the
367:N3-class battleship
206:4 shafts; 4 geared
610:small-tube boilers
586:metacentric height
402:-class battleships
378:Board of Admiralty
184:small-tube boilers
1611:G3 battlecruisers
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1561:Followed by: None
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1405:978-1-84832-113-7
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878:William Beardmore
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677:BL 16-inch Mark I
666:BL 15-inch Mark I
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400:Queen Elizabeth
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1328:Bibliography
1320:Burt, p. 328
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874:Swan Hunter
783:dreadnought
698:Lord Nelson
693:superfiring
681:gun turrets
554:dreadnought
489:gun turrets
351:World War I
251:3 × triple
67:Preceded by
1590:Categories
870:John Brown
668:gun of 42-
596:Propulsion
537:Portsmouth
478:Suez Canal
459:Scapa Flow
392:Background
347:Royal Navy
238:Complement
203:Propulsion
139:) (normal)
61:Royal Navy
1021:Richelieu
1015:Dunkerque
929:Lexington
901:laid down
882:Fairfield
819:bulkheads
792:U.S. Navy
630:superheat
582:deep load
505:Liverpool
470:long tons
464:Lexington
323:Bulkheads
305:Barbettes
274:mountings
257:8 × twin
144:deep load
133:long tons
103:Cancelled
95:Completed
49:Operators
1337:(1999).
922:See also
659:Armament
641:fuel oil
527:and the
335:G3 class
246:Armament
1461:Warship
1438:Warship
1415:Warship
1226:7 March
1178:26 July
1138:26 July
1102:26 July
915:Nelsons
843:warhead
771:pom-pom
727:), two
725:pom-pom
670:calibre
649:dynamos
578:draught
529:funnels
513:calibre
413:Revenge
407:Revenge
311:Turrets
266:AA guns
169:Draught
131:48,400
87:Planned
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1018:- and
911:-class
909:Nelson
797:Nevada
777:Armour
767:bridge
607:Yarrow
558:tanker
533:Rosyth
418:Renown
337:was a
287:Armour
229:7,000
153:Length
58:
1023:class
951:Notes
938:Amagi
799:class
729:abaft
700:class
634:knots
503:, in
493:knots
447:Baden
409:class
371:knots
359:Japan
339:class
241:1,716
226:Range
219:knots
214:Speed
1488:ISBN
1469:ISBN
1446:ISBN
1423:ISBN
1400:ISBN
1381:ISBN
1362:ISBN
1343:ISBN
1228:2010
1206:2010
1180:2010
1140:2010
1104:2010
891:on
887:The
880:and
853:Hood
837:The
814:belt
574:beam
535:and
517:Hood
509:'J3'
485:Hood
437:Hood
357:and
333:The
299:Deck
293:Belt
261:guns
161:Beam
116:Type
81:None
41:Name
1012:'s
742:TNT
706:An
691:in
626:kPa
622:psi
457:in
341:of
217:32
190:shp
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