Allied Warships

Battleships

Queen Elizabeth class

5 ships


The battleship HMS Barham (04) of the Royal Navy. She was lost on 25 Nov 1941.

Technical information

TypeBattleship
Displacement 
Length600 feet 
Complement1124 men 
ArmamentAll ships armament as reconstructed between the wars;
Barham;
8 15" guns (4x2).
12 6" guns (12x1).
8 4" AA guns (4x2).
16 2pdr AA (2x8).
2 21" Torpedo tubes (2x1 fixed).
1 aircraft.
1 catapult.

Malaya;
8 15" guns (4x2).
12 6" guns (12x1).
8 4" AA guns (4x2).
16 2pdr AA (2x8).
4 aircraft.
1 catapult.

Warspite;
8 15" guns (4x2).
8 6" guns (8x1).
8 4" AA guns (4x2).
32 2pdr AA (4x8).
16 .5" AA (4x4).
4 aircraft.
1 catapult.

Queen Elizabeth, Valiant;
8 15" guns (4x2).
20 4.5" DP guns (10x2).
32 2pdr AA (4x8).
16 .5" AA (4x4).
4 aircraft.
1 catapult. 

Max speed24 knots
EnginesGeared turbines, 4 shafts 
PowerBarham 75000 SHP, others 80000 SHP 
Notes on classDisplacement:
Barham, Malaya 31.100 tons.
Warspite 30.600 tons.
Queen Elizabeth, Valiant 32.700 tons. 

Royal Navy Royal Navy ships of the Queen Elizabeth class

To see all Queen Elizabeth class ships click here.

HMS Barham (04) Lost on 25 Nov 1941
HMS Malaya (01)
HMS Queen Elizabeth (00)
HMS Valiant (02)
HMS Warspite (03)


5 Battleships of the Queen Elizabeth class. 1 of them was lost.

Full wartime service history on this vessel.

See all Royal Navy Battleship classes.


Queen Elizabeth class ships hit by U-boats (2)

25 Nov 1941HMS BarhamSunkU-331
20 Mar 1941HMS MalayaDamagedU-106

Books dealing with this subject include:

A Midshipman's War, Wade, Frank, 1994



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