HMS Irresistible (1898)

Ship Career

Ship name	HMS Irresistible
Ordered	1897 Programme
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Cost	£1,112,636
Laid down	11 April 1898
Launched	15 December 1898
Completed	October 1901
Commissioned	4 February 1902
Fate	Sunk by mine, 18 March 1915, in the Dardanelles
General characteristics
Displacement	14685 LT (standard) 15805 LT (deep load)
Length	411 ft (125.3 m) w/l 431 ft 9 in (131.6 1) o/a
Beam	75 ft (22.9 m)
Draught	26 ft 9 in (8.2 1)
Installed power	15500 ihp (4724.4 kW)
Speed	18 kn (5.5 lk=in)
Range	5500 nmi (1676.4 lk=in) at 10 kn (3 lk=in)
Complement	780
Armament	4 × BL 12-inch Mk IX guns 12 × BL 6-inch Mk VII guns 16 × QF 12 pounder guns 6 × QF 3 pounder guns 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns 4 × 18-inch (450 mm) submerged torpedo tubes
Armour	Belt: 9 in (228.6 mm) Bulkheads: 9 - 12 in (228.6 - 304.8 mm ) Barbettes: 12 in (304.8 mm) Turrets: 8 - 10 in (203.2 - 254 mm ) Casemates: 6 in (152.4 mm) Conning tower: 14 in (355.6 mm) Deck: 1 - 3 in (25.4 - 76.2 mm )