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December 1971 edition of the Naval Historical Review (all rights reserved)

MAJESTIC

Launched: 1895
Displacement: 14,900 tons
Length: 390 feet
Beam: 75 feet
Armament: Four 12in., Twelve 6in., sixteen 12 pounders and five torpedo-tubes.
Protection: Sides up to 9 in. thick, Bulkheads, conning-towers and barbettes up to 14 in.
Machinery: IHP 10,000. Twin screws. Speed 17 knots.

The nine vessels of the Majestic class constituted the largest class of battleships ever built, and were the finest specimens of naval architecture of their day. They introduced a general design which, with relatively minor modifications, served as a pattern for British battleship construction during the following decade.

Majestic, about 1899. She is painted up in Victorian colours with black hull, red boot-topping, white upperworks and buff funnels and masts. The Majestic’s were distinguished by their closely paired ‘thwartships funnels, hooded barbettes or gunhouses and magnificent masting with yards and fighting tops.

The Majestics were distinguished by their closely paired thwartships funnels, hooded barbettes or gunhouses, and magnificent masting with yards and fighting-tops.

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