HMS Royal Sovereign (05)
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HMS Royal Sovereign (05) was a British Royal Navy Revenge-class battleship that served in both World Wars, noted for her role in Atlantic convoy escort and later service with the Soviet Navy as Arkhangelsk.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Revenge-class battleship
ⓘ
Royal Navy battleship ⓘ |
| armamentAA | various anti-aircraft guns (evolving over career) ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 8 × 15-inch (381 mm) guns in 4 twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 6-inch guns ⓘ |
| armourBelt | up to about 13 inches ⓘ |
| armourConningTower | up to about 11 inches ⓘ |
| armourDeck | up to about 4 inches ⓘ |
| armourTurrets | up to about 13 inches ⓘ |
| beam | about 27 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Portsmouth Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Revenge class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | May 1916 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | around 900–1,200 officers and men ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 31,000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 28,000 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | about 9.3 metres ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| laidDown | 15 January 1914 ⓘ |
| launched | 29 April 1915 ⓘ |
| length | about 189.8 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 21 knots ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTheatre |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Navy
ⓘ
Soviet Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 05 ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 40,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers (later oil-fired)
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | about 7,000 nautical miles at 10 knots ⓘ |
| returnedFromSovietUnion | 1949 ⓘ |
| role |
Arctic convoy escort
ⓘ
Atlantic convoy escort ⓘ home fleet battleship ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 1950 ⓘ |
| servedAs | Arkhangelsk in Soviet Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1916 ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
HMS Ramillies
NERFINISHED
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HMS Resolution NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Revenge NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Royal Oak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SovietName | Arkhangelsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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