As such, the Queen Elizabeths are generally considered the first fast battleships. These battleships were superior in firepower, protection and speed to their Royal Navy predecessors of the Iron Duke class as well as preceding German classes such as the König class, although the corresponding Bayern-class ships were competitive except for being 2 knots (3.7 km/h) slower. The lead ship was named after Elizabeth I of England. The Queen Elizabeth-class battleships were a class of five super-dreadnoughts of the Royal Navy commissioned in 1915–16. Lower deck: 3 inches at extreme ends 2.25 inches over steering gear 1 inch forward Middle deck: 1 inch (2 inches after Battle of Jutland) Main deck: 1.25 inches at forward and aft ends Upperdeck 2 to 1.25 inches from A–Y barbettes Magazine-end bulkheads: 1 inch + 1 inch (extra 1 inch layer added after Battle of Jutland) Torpedo conning tower tube: 4 inches to upper deck Two years later, the wreck served as the backdrop for a key scene in The Man With the Golden Gun, a 1974 film starring Roger Moore as James Bond.HMS Queen Elizabeth in original configuration at Lemnos, 24 April 1915ĥ,000 nmi (9,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)ġ6 ( Queen Elizabeth) or 14 (other ships) × single BL 6-inch Mk XII gunsĢ × single QF 3-inch 20cwt anti-aircraft gunsĤ × 21-inch (530 mm) submerged torpedo tubesīelt: 13 inch tapering to 6 inch forward and 4 inch aftīulkheads: 6 inch and 4 inch forward 6 in ch and 4 inch aftġ5 inch Turrets: 11 inch sides 13 inch faces 4.25 inch topīarbettes: 10 to 7 inches above belt 6 to 4 inches below beltĬonning tower: 11 inch side 3 inch roof 4 inch revolving hoodĬonning tower tube: 6 inches to upper deck 4 inches below Despite heroic efforts over two days, the old ship turned on its side and sank to the bottom of the harbor. On January 8, fire broke out on the ship and virtually the entire Hong Kong firefighting force turned out to try to save it. It was renamed Seawise University and sent to Hong Kong Harbor for refitting. Tung, who wanted to use the ship as a floating college. However, the aging ship was deemed a fire hazard and two years later it was sold to Hong Kong businessman C.Y. In 1968, the ship’s owner, the Cunard Steamship Company, sold the Queen Elizabeth to a company that sought to turn it into a tourist attraction and hotel in Philadelphia. Following the war, the ship returned to commercial service and became one of the dominant transatlantic carriers, hauling thousands of people back and forth between England and the United States. Later, the Queen Elizabeth was called into service as a troop transport ship, carrying nearly 1 million soldiers during the war. There, it was docked next to the Normandie and the Queen Mary, the other two largest passenger ships of the time. When World War II began, the Queen Elizabeth was sent to New York to protect it from German bombs. The Queen Elizabeth, named after the wife of King George VI, was launched on Septemat the time, it was the largest passenger steamship ever constructed. On January 9, 1972, the ship Seawise University (formerly the RMS Queen Elizabeth) sinks in Hong Kong Harbor despite a massive firefighting effort over two days.
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