The Ships of the Second Great War
Nelson-class (N3) Battleships

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Displacement
48,500 tons standard;  56, 032 tons full load
 
Dimensions
820'x106'x32'
250m x32.3m x9.8m
 
Armament
9x18"/45 main guns (3x3)
16x6"/50 (8x2)
6x4.7"/40 (6x1)
20x4"/45 (20x1)
10 x Lewis MG
2x24.5" Torpedo Tubes (submerged)
 
Machinery
12 boilers
85,000 shp
3 shafts, 24 knots
 
Armor
381mm (15") belt, tappering to 228mm (9") at both ends
203mm (8") deck
457mm (18") turrets
381mm (15") barbettes and conning towers
 
Complement
1,200 - 1,517

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SHIPS
HMS Nelson
HMS St. George
HMS St. Patrick
HMS Prince of Wales
 
HISTORY
Called the N3 Battleship Project, the Nelson class was designed with all weapons forward.  It was the first warship to use its 18" guns in anger (the HMS Prince of Wales destroyed the German light cruiser Hindenberg).