HMS Centurion
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HMS Centurion was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that served during World War I and later as a target and decoy ship in World War II.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King George V-class battleship
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Royal Navy warship → |
| armament |
10 × 13.5-inch guns
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secondary 4-inch guns → torpedo tubes → |
| armour |
belt armour up to about 12 inches
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| assignedTo |
Grand Fleet
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Home Fleet → |
| battle |
Battle of Jutland
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| builder |
HM Dockyard Devonport
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| class |
King George V class
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| completed |
1913
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| conflict |
World War I
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World War II → |
| convertedTo |
decoy ship
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target ship → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| crew |
approximately 900–1,100 officers and men
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| decommissioned |
interwar period
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| design |
super-dreadnought battleship
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| displacement |
about 23,000 long tons (standard)
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| era |
Dreadnought era
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| fate |
broken up for scrap
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| followedBy |
Iron Duke-class battleship
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|
| launched |
1911
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| length |
about 597 feet
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| namedAfter |
Centurion (Roman officer)
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| navalEnsign |
White Ensign
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| notableFeature |
main battery of 13.5-inch guns in five twin turrets
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| operator |
Royal Navy
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| partOf |
Grand Fleet
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| precededBy |
Orion-class battleship
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| propulsion |
steam turbines
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| role |
battleship
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decoy ship → target ship → |
| scrapped |
post-World War II
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| service |
saw active service in World War I
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served in non-combat roles in World War II → |
| serviceBranch |
Royal Navy
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| serviceEntry |
pre-World War I
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| speed |
about 21 knots
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| theatre |
North Sea
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| usedAs |
decoy for more modern capital ships
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dummy battleship → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Lord Jellicoe
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