Battleship
Quick Facts
- Era
- 19th–20th Century
- Role
- Heavy capital ship
- Notable For
- Heavy guns and fleet action
Battleships were among the most powerful capital ships in naval history
Classes of this Type
Early 20th Century (5)
- Bellerophon-class battleship – 3 built
- Colossus-class battleship – 2 built
- Dreadnought-class battleship – 1 built
- Neptune-class battleship – 1 built
- St Vincent-class battleship – 3 built
Interwar / WWII (1)
- Nelson-class battleship – 2 built
Post-WWII (1)
- Vanguard-class battleship – 1 built
WWI (3)
- Iron Duke-class battleship – 4 built
- King George V-class battleship 1911 – 4 built
- Orion-class battleship – 4 built
WWI / WWII (2)
- Queen Elizabeth-class battleship – 5 built
- Revenge-class battleship – 5 built
WWII (1)
- King George V-class battleship 1939 – 5 built
Ships of this Type
Decommissioned (12)
- HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913) – Queen Elizabeth-class (1913)
- HMS Malaya (01) – Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
- HMS Valiant (02) – Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
- HMS Warspite (03) – Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
- HMS Duke of York (17) – King George V-class battleship 1939
- HMS Vanguard (23) – Vanguard-class battleship
- HMS Nelson (28) – Nelson-class battleship
- HMS Rodney (29) – Nelson-class battleship
- HMS Howe (32) – King George V-class battleship 1939
- HMS King George V (41) – King George V-class battleship 1939
- HMS Anson (79) – King George V-class battleship 1939
- HMS Dreadnought (1906) – Dreadnought-class battleship