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The N3 class was a dreadnought battleship class designed for the Royal Navy after World War I, incorporating lessons learned from that conflict. They were similar in design to the G3-class battlecruiser , but had larger guns and thicker armour.
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 ...
A battleship is a large, heavily armored warship with a main battery consisting of large-caliber guns, ... Designs like the projected British N3-class battleship, ...
Nonetheless the class was officially designated as a "battlecruiser" due to their higher speed and lesser firepower and armour relative to the planned N3-class battleship design. The G3s would have carried nine 16-inch (406 mm) guns and were expected to achieve 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph), while the N3s would carry nine 18-inch (457 mm) guns on ...
For the first time a British battleship had a single, 6.25 in (159 mm) thick armoured deck to protect against plunging shells and aircraft-launched bombs, with 3.75 in (95 mm) armour over the machinery spaces and 4.25 in (108 mm) armour on the lower deck over the stern, both on top of the 0.5 in (12.7 mm) deck plating.
The four ships of this class would have been larger, faster, and more heavily armed than any existing battleship (although several projected foreign ships would be larger). The "battlecruiser" designation came from their higher speed and lesser firepower and armour relative to the planned N3-class battleship design. The G3s would have carried ...
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HMS Incomparable was the name given by Admiral John "Jackie" Fisher to a proposal for a very large battlecruiser which was suggested in 1915. The design was intended to mount 20-inch guns, which would have been the largest ever mounted on a warship.