TzoliThe drawing represents HMS Nelson as looked like in 1942 after she got her mid war AA refit of an extra Pom-Pom atop the 2nd or B 16" turret, 20mm Oerlikon guns (13 in number) Surface search, AA director and Pom-Pom director radars as well as her own colour scheme. As the 20-barrel UP launchers deemed unsatisfactory in AA defence these weapon system got removed as well.
The design had the following characteristics:
Dimensions: 201,2 (pp) x 214,4m (wl) x 216,4 (oa) 32.3 x 10,2 meters
Displacement: 33.313tons (standard), 43.300tons (full load)
Engines: 45.000shp Steam Turbines engines, 2 shafts
Speed: 43km/h (23knots)
Range: 10.200km (6.500nm)
Armour: 356mm Belt over Magazines, 330mm over Machinery inclined at 18°, 159mm Deck over Magazines, 95mm over Machinery, 108mm Slopes
Armaments:
3x3 16"/45 (406mm/45) BL Mark I Cannons,
6x2 6"/50 (152mm/50) BL Mk XXII Guns,
6x1 4,7"/40 (120mm/40) QF Mk VIII AA Guns
6x8 40mm/39 QF Mk VIII AA Guns
13x1 20mm/70 Oerlikon Mark II AA guns
2x4 12,7mm/62 MG Mk III AA Guns
Sensors:
1x Type 273 Surface-Search Radar
2x Type 279 Air-Search Radars
4x Type 282 Pom-Pom Director Radars
1x Type 284 Gunnery Control Radar
2x Type 285 HACS AA Gunnery Control Radars
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