Displacement:
47,410 t light; 48,382 t standard; 48,625 t normal; 48,820 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
797.57 ft / 781.89 ft x 98.43 ft x 27.89 ft (normal load)
243.10 m / 238.32 m x 30.00 m x 8.50 m

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 15.0" / 381 mm 508.23 ft / 154.91 m 11.91 ft / 3.63 m
Ends: 5.00" / 127 mm 273.64 ft / 83.41 m 11.91 ft / 3.63 m
Upper: 5.00" / 127 mm 508.23 ft / 154.91 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

• Torpedo Bulkhead:
  12.0" / 305 mm 508.23 ft / 154.91 m 27.62 ft / 8.42 m

• Armour deck: 7.00" / 178 mm, Conning tower: 20.00" / 508 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 148,021 shp / 110,424 Kw = 28.50 kts
Range 0nm at 26.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 438 tons

Complement:
1,636 - 2,128

Cost:
£16.849 million / $67.396 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 20,855 tons, 42.9 %
- Belts: 5,389 tons, 11.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 6,233 tons, 12.8 %
- Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour Deck: 8,658 tons, 17.8 %
- Conning Tower: 574 tons, 1.2 %
Machinery: 3,541 tons, 7.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 23,014 tons, 47.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,216 tons, 2.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
217,644 lbs / 98,722 Kg = 2,015.2 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 93.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.33
Metacentric height 8.1 ft / 2.5 m
Roll period: 14.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.20

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.793
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.94 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.96 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 32.50 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Stern: 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Average freeboard: 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 31.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 191.5 %
Waterplane Area: 66,861 Square feet or 6,212 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 174 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 253 lbs/sq ft or 1,237 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 2.03
- Longitudinal: 1.75
- Overall: 1.81
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily