CONQUERER. Battleship. Orion Class. Built by Beardmore. Launched 1st May 1911. Laid down 5th April 1910. Completed Nov 1912. Built for Royal Navy
581ftoa x 88ft 6in x 24ft11in mean. (177.1 x 27 x 7.6 m) 22,200tn std. 25,870tn full load. Four shaft Parsons turbines 27,000 shp 21kn.
Armament Ten 13.5" /45 Sixteen 4" (10.2 cm)/50 BL. Four 3pdr (47mm). Three 21" (53.3 cm) TT. Complement 752.
Sisters MONARCH, ORION and THUNDERER. First of the so called super dreadnoughts. Gun range 24,000 yards.
Commissioned Nov 1912 and served in 2nd Battle Squadron. In Aug 1914 joined Home Fleet, went to Scapa Flow. Seriously damaged in collision with MONARCH on 27th Dec 1914. Fought at Jutland... no damage or casualties. Discarded to comply with Washington Treaty. Sold for breaking up 1922 Upnor Shipbuilding Co.
She is in the foreground on stamp design on Maldive stamp.
Maldive Is. 1974.31. SG537. De Landre Label NC (LB 4/123-176. 6/67.13/26.15/90. EWA Vol 11 p21)
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