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HMS New Zealand (1905)


Pre-Dreadnought Battleship [ 1905 ]



HMS New Zealand was renamed Zealandia in 1911, prior to seeing combat service in World War 1.



Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 11/14/2016 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com

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Specifications



Service Year
1905

Origin
United Kingdom national flag graphic
United Kingdom

Complement
777
PERSONNEL


Class
King Edward VII-class
Number-in-Class
8
VESSELS
Ships-in-Class


HMS King Edward VII; HMS Commonwealth; HMS Hindustan; HMS Britannia; HMS Dominion; HMS New Zealand / Zealandia; HMS Africa; HMS Hibernia


National flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)
✓ Offshore Bombardment
Offshore bombardment / attack of surface targets / areas primarily through onboard ballistic weaponry.
✓ Land-Attack
Offshore strike of surface targets primarily through onboard missile / rocket weaponry.
✓ Maritime Patrol
Active patroling of vital waterways and maritime areas; can also serve as local deterrence against airborne and seaborne threats.
✓ Airspace Denial / Deterrence
Neutralization or deterrence of airborne elements through onboard ballistic of missile weaponry.
✓ Fleet Support
Serving in support (either firepower or material) of the main surface fleet in Blue Water environments.
✓ Flag Ship / Capital Ship
Serving in the fleet Flag Ship role or Capital Ship in older warship designs / terminology.


Length
454.0 ft
138.38 m
Beam
78.0 ft
23.77 m
Draught
25.5 ft
7.77 m
Displacement
16,350
tons


Installed Power: Water tube boilers with 2 x Vertical compound expansion steam engines developing 18,000 horsepower to 2 x shafts.
Surface Speed
18.5 kts
(21.3 mph)
Range
1,999 nm
(2,300 mi | 3,701 km)


kts = knots | mph = miles-per-hour | nm = nautical miles | mi = miles | km = kilometers

1 kts = 1.15 mph | 1 nm = 1.15 mi | 1 nm = 1.85 km
4 x 305mm (12") BL Mk IX main guns
4 x 235mm (9.2") BL Mk X guns
10 x 152mm (6") BL Mk VII guns
14 x 12-pdr guns
14 x 3-pdr guns
5 x 18" (450mm) torpedo tubes


Supported Types


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Graphical image of an aircraft aerial torpedo


(Not all weapon types may be represented in the showcase above)
None.


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