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The ships of the Queen Elizabeth class were perhaps the most famous of all British steam propelled battleships, and as originally completed with two well-proportioned funnels they were among the most handsome." Queen Elizabeth Class, Warship Monographs, Monograph Two by John Campbell. at page 1. The Royal Navy opened bidding for construction of the new design of the four ships of the class in June 1912 and all four were laid down by February 1913. In November 1912 the Federated Malay States offered to pay for the construction of a capital ship and the Admiralty decided to use this donation to build a fifth member of the class. This fifth battleship became HMS Malaya and was laid down in October 1913, eight months after her four sisters. A sixth unit of the class, to be named Agincourt, was to be built at Portsmouth under the 1914-1915 estimates but was cancelled with the start of World War One and the name given to a battleship that was just completed for Turkey and was seized by the British. The Royal Navy has often been characterized as a very conservative organization. In the past it was known to let foreign navies indulge in the expense of dramatic experiments or sweeping innov

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Author

John Campbell; N. J. M. Campbell

Publisher

Conway Maritime Press Ltd

Published

1972

Language

EN

ISBN

9780851770529

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Military, Government_military