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List of pre-dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy

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This is a list of the pre-Dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy and covers the ships between the monitors and the launching of in 1906.

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Main guns	The number and type of the main battery Main battery Generally used only in the terms of naval warfare, the main battery is the primary weapon around which a ship was designed. "Battery" is in itself a common term in the military science of artillery. For example, the United States Navy battleship USS Washington had a main battery of nine guns... guns
Displacement	Ship displacement Displacement (ship) A ship's displacement is its weight at any given time, generally expressed in metric tons or long tons. The term is often used to mean the ship's weight when it is loaded to its maximum capacity. A number of synonymous terms exist for this maximum weight, such as loaded displacement, full load... at full combat load
Propulsion	Number of shafts, type of propulsion system, and top speed generated
Service	The dates work began and finished on the ship and its ultimate fate
Laid down	The date the keel Keel In boats and ships, keel can refer to either of two parts: a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element. These parts overlap. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in construction of a ship, in British and American shipbuilding traditions the construction is dated from this event... began to be assembled
Commissioned	The date the ship was commissioned Ship commissioning Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service, and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning. The term is most commonly applied to the placing of a warship in active duty with its country's military...

Admiral class

Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	9500 LT (9,652.5 t)	2 × shafts 2 x steam engines	12 July 1880		Sold for scrap 11 May 1909
	4 x 13.5 in (34.3 cm)	10300 LT (10,465.3 t)	2 × shafts 2 x steam engines	6 February 1882		Sold for break up 16 June 1909
	4 x 13.5 in (34.3 cm)	10300 LT (10,465.3 t)	2 × shafts 2 x steam engines	7 June 1882		Sold for scrap 10 November 1910
	4 x 13.5 in (34.3 cm)	10600 LT (10,770.1 t)	2 × shafts 2 x steam engines	18 December 1882		Sold for scrap 11 July 1911
	4 x 13.5 in (34.3 cm)	10600 LT (10,770.1 t)	2 × shafts 2 x steam engines			Sold for break up 13 July 1909
	4 x 16.25 in (41.3 cm)	10600 LT (10,770.1 t)	2 × shafts 2 x steam engines	1 November 1882		Sold for break up 13 July 1909

Victoria class

Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
	2 x 16.5 in (41.9 cm) 1 x 10 in (25.4 cm)	11020 LT (11,196.9 t)	2 × shafts 2 x triple expansion engines	13 June 1885	March 1890	Accidentally rammed and sunk, 22 June 1893
	2 x 16.5 in (41.9 cm) 1 x 10 in (25.4 cm)	10470 LT (10,638 t)	2 × shafts 2 x triple expansion engines	21 April 1885	8 July 1891	Sold for break up 9 April 1907

Trafalgar class

Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
	4 x 13.5 in (34.3 cm)	12590 LT (12,792.1 t)	2 x shafts	18 January 1886	2 April 1890	Sold for break up 9 March 1911
	4 x 13.5 in (34.3 cm)	12590 LT (12,792.1 t)	2 x shafts	8 April 1886	30 June 1891	Sold for break up 9 July 1912

Royal Sovereign class

Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
	4 x 13.5 in (34.3 cm)	14150 LT (14,377.1 t)	2 x shafts 2 x coal-fired steam engines 8 x boilers	30 September 1889	31 May 1892	Sold for break up 7 October 1913
	4 x 13.5 in (34.3 cm)	14150 LT (14,377.1 t)	2 x shafts 2 x coal-fired steam engines 8 x boilers	9 July 1889	11 September 1893	Sunk as target 4 November 1913
	4 x 13.5 in (34.3 cm)	14150 LT (14,377.1 t)	2 x shafts 2 x coal-fired steam engines 8 x boilers	1 January 1890	25 April 1894	Sold for break up 27 July 1911
	4 x 13.5 in (34.3 cm)	14150 LT (14,377.1 t)	2 x shafts 2 x coal-fired steam engines 8 x boilers	11 August 1890	17 October 1893	Sold for break up 7 October 1913
	4 x 13.5 in (34.3 cm)	14150 LT (14,377.1 t)	2 x shafts 2 x coal-fired steam engines 8 x boilers	14 June 1890	5 December 1893	Sold for break up 2 April 1914
renamed HMS Redoubtable in 1913	4 x 13.5 in (34.3 cm)	14150 LT (14,377.1 t)	2 x shafts 2 x coal-fired steam engines 8 x boilers	12 February 1891	March 1894	Sold for break up 16 November 1919
	4 x 13.5 in (34.3 cm)	14150 LT (14,377.1 t)	2 x shafts 2 x coal-fired steam engines 8 x boilers	29 May 1890	14 January 1896	Sold for break up 14 January 1914
	4 x 13.5 in (34.3 cm)	14150 LT (14,377.1 t)	2 x shafts 2 x coal-fired steam engines 8 x boilers	17 August 1889	1 June 1893	Sunk as a blockship Blockship A blockship is a ship deliberately sunk to prevent a river, channel, or canal from being used.It may either be sunk by a navy defending the waterway to prevent the ingress of attacking enemy forces, as in the case of HMS Hood at Portland Harbour; or it may be brought by enemy raiders and used to... 4 November 1914

Centurion class

Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
	4 x 10 in (25.4 cm)	10500 LT (10,668.5 t)	2 x shafts triple expansion steam engines 8 x boilers	30 March 1890	14 February 1894	Sold for scrap 12 July 1910
	4 x 10 in (25.4 cm)	10500 LT (10,668.5 t)	2 x shafts triple expansion steam engines 8 x boilers	12 October 1890	22 June 1894	Sold for scrap 12 July 1910
	4 x 10 in (25.4 cm)	12390 LT (12,588.9 t)	2 x shafts triple expansion steam engines 8 x boilers	1 February 1893	January 1897	Sold for scrap 2 April 1914

Majestic class

Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14820 LT (15,057.9 t)	2 x shafts 2 x oil and coal, triple expansion steam engines 8 x water tube boilers	18 December 1893	12 December 1895	Sold for scrap 9 May 1921
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14820 LT (15,057.9 t)	2 x shafts 2 x oil and coal, triple expansion steam engines 8 x water tube boilers	5 February 1894	12 December 1895	Torpedoed and sunk 27 May 1915
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14820 LT (15,057.9 t)	2 x shafts 2 x oil and coal, triple expansion steam engines 8 x water tube boilers	10 September 1894	26 November 1896	Sold for scrap 21 September 1921
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14820 LT (15,057.9 t)	2 x shafts oil and coal, triple expansion steam engines 8 x water tube boilers	28 May 1894	4 November 1896	Sold for scrap 9 April 1923
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14820 LT (15,057.9 t)	2 x shafts oil and coal, triple expansion steam engines 8 x water tube boilers	26 April 1894	8 June 1897	Sold for scrap 15 January 1920
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14820 LT (15,057.9 t)	2 x shafts oil and coal, triple expansion steam engines 8 x water tube boilers	2 June 1894	8 June 1897	Sold for scrap 9 May 1921
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14820 LT (15,057.9 t)	2 x shafts oil and coal, triple expansion steam engines 8 x water tube boilers	1 May 1895	April 1898	Sold for scrap 28 January 1920
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14820 LT (15,057.9 t)	2 x shafts oil and coal, triple expansion steam engines 8 x water tube boilers	25 March 1895	13 January 1898	Sold for scrap 8 November 1921
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14820 LT (15,057.9 t)	2 x shafts oil and coal, triple expansion steam engines 8 x water tube boilers	11 March 1895	15 April 1898	Sold for scrap 18 June 1920

Canopus class

Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	13150 LT (13,361.1 t)	2 x shafts 1 x vertical triple expansion steam engines, water-tube boiler Water-tube boiler A water tube boiler is a type of boiler in which water circulates in tubes heated externally by the fire. Fuel is burned inside the furnace, creating hot gas which heats water in the steam-generating tubes... s	4 January 1897	5 December 1899	Sold for scrap 18 February 1920
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	13150 LT (13,361.1 t)	2 x shafts 1 x vertical triple expansion steam engines, water-tube boilers	4 January 1897	27 March 1900	Torpedoed and sunk, 13 May 1915
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	13150 LT (13,361.1 t)	2 x shafts 1 x vertical triple expansion steam engines, water-tube boilers	3 December 1896	25 June 1901	Sold for scrap 11 December 1919
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	13150 LT (13,361.1 t)	2 x shafts 1 x vertical triple expansion steam engines, water-tube boilers	15 February 1897	20 February 1900	Sunk by mine, 18 March 1915
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	13150 LT (13,361.1 t)	2 x shafts 1 x vertical triple expansion steam engines, water-tube boilers	1 December 1896	1 November 1900	Sold for scrap 19 December 1922
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	13150 LT (13,361.1 t)	2 x shafts 1 x vertical triple expansion steam engines, water-tube boilers	23 August 1898	8 April 1902	Sold for scrap 1 December 1921

Formidable class

Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14500 LT (14,732.7 t)	2 x shafts 2 × steam engines, water-tube boilers	21 March 1898	10 October 1904	Torpedoed and sunk, 1 January 1915
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14500 LT (14,732.7 t)	2 x shafts 2 × steam engines, water-tube boilers	11 April 1898	4 February 1902	Sunk by mine, 18 March 1915
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14500 LT (14,732.7 t)	2 x shafts 2 × steam engines, water-tube boilers	13 July 1898	10 September 1901	Sold for scrap 8 November 1921
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14500 LT (14,732.7 t)	2 x shafts 2 × steam engines, water-tube boilers	8 December 1898	7 June 1902	Sold for scrap 4 June 1920
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14500 LT (14,732.7 t)	2 x shafts 2 × steam engines, water-tube boilers	20 March 1899	11 March 1902	Blown up 26 November 1914
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14500 LT (14,732.7 t)	2 x shafts 2 × steam engines, water-tube boilers	2 January 1899	12 November 1902	Sold for scrap 4 June 1920
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14500 LT (14,732.7 t)	2 x shafts 2 × steam engines, water-tube boilers	12 March 1901	7 April 1904	Sold for scrap 4 September 1920
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	14500 LT (14,732.7 t)	2 x shafts 2 × steam engines, water-tube boilers	20 March 1901	18 May 1904	Sold for scrap 12 April 1920

Duncan class

Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	13270 LT (13,483 t)	2 x shafts 24 x boilers	11 March 1899	19 February 1903	Sunk by mine 27 March 1916
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	13440 LT (13,655.7 t)	2 x shafts 24 x boilers	8 January 1900	12 November 1903	Sold for scrap 19 November 1919
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	13420 LT (13,635.4 t)	2 x shafts 24 x boilers	23 November 1899	28 July 1903	Wrecked on 30 May 1906
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	13640 LT (13,858.9 t)	2 x shafts 24 x boilers	10 July 1899	8 October 1903	Sold for scrap up 18 February 1920
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	13745 LT (13,965.6 t)	2 x shafts 24 x boilers	19 July 1899	9 February 1904	Torpedoed and sunk 9 January 1917
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	13500 LT (13,716.7 t)	2 x shafts 24 x boilers	10 August 1899	2 June 1903	Sold for scrap 15 February 1920

King Edward VII class

Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	15630 LT (15,880.9 t)	2 x shafts 2 × steam engine Steam engine A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be... s 10 x boilers	8 March 1902	7 February 1905	Sunk by mine 6 January 1916
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	15610 LT (15,860.5 t)	2 x shafts 2 × steam engines 16 x boilers	17 June 1902	9 May 1905	Sold for scrap 18 November 1921
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	16350 LT (16,612.4 t)	2 x shafts 2 × steam engines 16 x boiler	23 May 1902	15 August 1905	Sold for break up 9 May 1921
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	15645 LT (15,896.1 t)	2 x shafts 2 × steam engines 16 x boilers	25 October 1902	22 August 1905	Sold for scrap 9 May 1921
renamed Zealandia 1911	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	15585 LT (15,835.1 t)	2 x shafts 2 × steam engines 16 x boilers	9 February 1903	11 July 1905	Sold for scrap 8 November 1921
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	15810 LT (16,063.8 t)	2 x shafts 2 × steam engines 18 x boilers	4 February 1902	8 September 1906	Torpedoed and sunk 9 November 1918
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	15740 LT (15,992.6 t)	2 x shafts 2 × steam engines 15 x boilers	27 January 1904	6 November 1906	Sold for scrap 30 June 1920
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	15745 LT (15,997.7 t)	2 x shafts 2 × steam engines 16 x boiler	6 January 1904	2 January 1907	Sold for scrap 8 November 1921

Swiftsure class

Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
	4 x 10 in (25.4 cm)	11800 LT (11,989.4 t)	2 x shafts 3 x steam engines 12 x boilers	26 February 1902	21 June 1904	Sold for scrap 18 June 1920
	4 x 10 in (25.4 cm)	11985 LT (12,177.4 t)	2 x shafts 3 x steam engines 12 x boilers	26 February 1902	21 June 1904	Torpedoed and sunk 25 May 1915

Lord Nelson class

Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Commissioned	Fate
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	16090 LT (16,348.2 t)	2 x shafts 2 x steam engines 15 x boilers	18 May 1905	1 December 1908	Sold for scrap 4 June 1920
	4 x 12 in (30.5 cm)	15925 LT (16,180.6 t)	2 x shafts 2 x steam engines 15 x boilers	15 May 1905	25 June 1908	Sold for scrap 24 January 1927

See also

List of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy
List of Dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy

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