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HMS Neptune, the only ship of her class, was the only battleship constructed during the 1908–1909 Naval Programme, and was the first British battleship to use superfiring gun turrets. [54] She retained the 50- calibre Mk XI (305 mm) guns of the St Vincent class , 10-inch (250 mm) belt armour , and the top speed of 21 knots (39 km/h ; 24 mph ...
British Destroyers From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-081-8. Hague, Arnold (1993). Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926–1946. Kendal: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-67-3. Konstam, Angus (2010).
For lists of battleships of the Royal Navy see: List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy; List of ironclads of the Royal Navy; List of pre-dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy; List of dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy; List of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy
HMS Glory was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy and a member of the Canopus class.Intended for service in Asia, Glory and her sister ships were smaller and faster than the preceding Majestic-class battleships, but retained the same battery of four 12-inch (305 mm) guns.
HMS Vengeance was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy and a member of the Canopus class.Intended for service in Asia, Vengeance and her sister ships were smaller and faster than the preceding Majestic-class battleships, but retained the same battery of four 12-inch (305 mm) guns.
HMS Majestic was a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy.Commissioned in 1895, she was the largest pre-dreadnought launched at the time. She served with the Channel Fleet until 1904, following which she was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet.
HMS Rodney was a battleship of the Victorian Royal Navy, a member of the Admiral class of warships designed by Nathaniel Barnaby. The ship was the last British battleship to carry a figurehead although smaller ships continued to carry them.
British Battleships (reprint of the 1957 ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-075-4. Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Battleships of All Nations 1914–1918. New York: Galahad Books. ISBN 0-88365-300-1. Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). Directory of the World's Capital ...