HMS Queen Mary
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HMS Queen Mary was a British First World War battlecruiser of the Royal Navy, renowned for her powerful armament and tragic loss in action during the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
ⓘ
battlecruiser ⓘ |
| armament |
16 × 4-inch (102 mm) guns
ⓘ
2 × 21-inch (533 mm) submerged torpedo tubes ⓘ 8 × 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns ⓘ |
| armour |
belt up to 9 inches (229 mm)
ⓘ
conning tower 10 inches (254 mm) ⓘ deck up to 2.5 inches (64 mm) ⓘ turrets up to 9 inches (229 mm) ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Dogger Bank
ⓘ
First Battle of Heligoland Bight ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Heligoland Bight
Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| beam | 89 ft (27.1 m) ⓘ |
| builder | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company ⓘ |
| builtAt | Jarrow ⓘ |
| casualtiesAtJutland | over 1200 killed ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | magazine explosion ⓘ |
| class | Lion-class battlecruiser ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1913-09 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement |
about 1266 officers and men (wartime)
ⓘ
about 997 officers and men (peacetime) ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1916-05-31 ⓘ |
| displacement |
26270 long tons (standard)
ⓘ
31850 long tons (deep load) ⓘ |
| draught | 32 ft (9.8 m) ⓘ |
| enemyEngagementAtJutland | German battlecruisers Seydlitz and Derfflinger ⓘ |
| fate | sunk at the Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| followedBy | HMS Tiger ⓘ |
| hullNumber | not commonly used (pre-pennant system) ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1911-03-06 ⓘ |
| launched | 1912-03-20 ⓘ |
| length | 700 ft (213.4 m) ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Mary of Teck
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Mary of Teck
|
| notableFor |
catastrophic loss at the Battle of Jutland
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powerful main armament ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle Cruiser Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy Battlecruiser Fleet
|
| placeOfSinking | North Sea ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 75000 shp (56,000 kW) ⓘ |
| precededBy | HMS Lion ⓘ |
| propulsion |
42 water-tube boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 5600 nmi at 10 knots ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| survivorsAtJutland | about 20 ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 28 knots ⓘ |
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