HMS Invincible
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HMS Invincible was a pioneering British battlecruiser of the early 20th century, best known for her dramatic loss during World War I at the Battle of Jutland.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
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battlecruiser → |
| armament |
torpedo tubes
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| armourBelt |
up to 6 inches (152 mm)
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| armourDeck |
up to 2.5 inches (64 mm)
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| armourTurrets |
up to 7 inches (178 mm)
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| battle |
Battle of Heligoland Bight (1914)
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Battle of Jutland → Battle of the Falkland Islands → |
| beam |
about 78.5 feet (23.9 m)
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| builder |
Armstrong Whitworth
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| casualties |
over 1,000 officers and men killed
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| causeOfLoss |
magazine explosion
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| commissioned |
1909-03-20
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| conflict |
World War I
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| crewComplement |
about 750–800 officers and men
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| designPurpose |
high-speed capital ship combining battleship guns with cruiser speed
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| displacement |
about 17,250 long tons (standard)
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| draught |
about 29.5 feet (9.0 m)
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| era |
early 20th century
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| fate |
broken in two and sank rapidly at Jutland
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| fleetAssignment |
Grand Fleet
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| laidDown |
1906-04-02
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| launched |
1907-04-13
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| leadShipOfClass |
Invincible-class battlecruiser
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| length |
about 567 feet (173 m)
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| locationOfWreck |
North Sea
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| memorial |
commemorated on naval war memorials in the United Kingdom
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| navalArchitecturalSignificance |
pioneered the battlecruiser concept
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| notableFor |
being the world’s first battlecruiser class lead ship
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| operator |
Royal Navy
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| pennantNumber |
02
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| primaryArmament |
8 × 12-inch (305 mm) guns in four twin turrets
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| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
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oil-sprayed coal firing → steam turbines → |
| roleAtFalklands |
flagship of Vice-Admiral Doveton Sturdee
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| sankEnemyShip |
SMS Gneisenau
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SMS Scharnhorst → |
| secondaryArmament |
16 × 4-inch (102 mm) guns
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| serviceEntry |
pre–World War I Royal Navy expansion
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| shaftHorsepower |
about 41,000 shp
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| shipClass |
Invincible-class battlecruiser
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| shipyard |
Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne
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| sunk |
1916-05-31
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| sunkInBattle |
Battle of Jutland
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| survivors |
very few survivors
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| topSpeed |
about 25 knots
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Battle of Jutland
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notableBritishShip |