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Hood Class (1920) BC Specification 

Crew :

 1,470. To Hood Class (1920) BC Ships :
Displacement : 41,200 tons, (41,860).

Dimensions :

 860ft x 104ft x 28½ft;
(260m x 31.8m x 8.8m).
Range : ?

Armour :

 12in (30.5cm) belt;
15in (38.1cm) turrets;
1.5in (3.8cm) deck.
Armament : as built;
8 x 15in guns, main;
12 x 5.5in guns, secondary;
4 x 4in AA guns;
6 x 21in torpedo tubes.

by 1940;
8 x 15in guns, main;
12 x 5.5in guns removed;
14 x 4in HA guns in twin mountings, secondary;
24 x 2pdr pom-pom guns AA;
16 x 0.5in machine guns, in quad mounts, AA;
5 x 20-barrel un-rotated projectile (UP) launchers.
Power plant : 4 screw, steam turbine. Oil fired.

Max Speed :

 32kt.

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This page last edited - 06 April, 2013.