List of battleships of World War I

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This is a list of battleships of the First World War. All displacements are at standard load, in metric tonnes, so as to avoid confusion over their relative displacements. [Note: Not all displacements have been adjusted to match this yet]. Ideally displacements will be as they were at either the end of the war, or when the ship was sunk.

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The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation. Some uncompleted battleships are included, out of historic interest.

List of battleships of World War I
ShipOperatorClassTypeDisplacement (tonnes)First commissionedEnd of serviceFate
Africa Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy King Edward VII pre-dreadnought 16,1406 November 1906Paid off November 1918, sold for scrap 30 June 1920
Agamemnon Lord Nelson pre-dreadnought 15,60425 June 190820 March 1919Sold for scrap 24 January 1927
Agincourt dreadnought 28,2977 August 19147 April 1922Sold for scrap 19 December 1922
Ajax King George V super-dreadnought 25,83031 October 1913Paid off October 1926, broken up 14 December 1926
Aki Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy Satsuma semi-dreadnought 20,40011 March 191120 September 1923Sunk as target ship 2 September 1924
Alabama Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Illinois pre-dreadnought 11,75116 October 19007 May 1920Sunk as target 27 September 1921, sold for scrap 19 March 1924
Albemarle Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Duncan pre-dreadnought 13,96612 November 1903Paid off April 1919, sold for scrap 19 November 1919
Albion Canopus pre-dreadnought 13,36025 June 1901Paid off August 1919, sold for scrap 11 December 1919
Alfonso XIII Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spanish Navy España dreadnought 15,70016 August 191530 April 1937Sunk by mine 30 April 1937
Ammiraglio di Saint Bon Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Ammiraglio di Saint Bon pre-dreadnought 10,2441 February 190118 June 1920Stricken 18 June 1920 and scrapped
Andrea Doria Andrea Doria dreadnought 23,32413 March 191616 September 1956Scrapped 1956
Andrei Pervozvanny Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy Andrei Pervozvanny pre-dreadnought 17,60010 March 191118 August 1919Scrapped 15 December 1923
Arizona Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Pennsylvania super-dreadnought 29,62617 October 19167 December 1941Sunk 7 December 1941; war memorial
Arkansas Wyoming dreadnought 26,41717 September 191229 July 1946Stricken 15 August 1946, sunk as nuclear bomb target 25 July 1946
Árpád Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg  Austro-Hungarian Navy Habsburg pre-dreadnought 8,36415 June 1903Ceded to Great Britain 1919, scrapped 1921
Asahi Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy pre-dreadnought 15,40028 April 19001 April 1923Sunk by submarine 26 May 1942
Audacious Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy King George V super-dreadnought 25,83015 October 191327 October 1914Sunk by mine 27 October 1914
Babenberg Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg  Austro-Hungarian Navy Habsburg pre-dreadnought 8,36415 April 1904Ceded to Great Britain 1919, scrapped 1921
Barbaros Hayreddin Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Navy Brandenburg pre-dreadnought 10,01329 April 18948 August 1915Sunk by submarine 8 August 1915
Baden War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Bayern super-dreadnought 28,53014 March 191721 June 1919Seized by Great Britain 21 June 1919, sunk as target 16 August 1921
Bayern super-dreadnought 28,53015 July 191621 June 1919Scuttled at Scapa Flow 21 June 1919, raised 1 September 1934, broken up 1935
Barham Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth super-dreadnought 33,11019 October 191525 November 1941Sunk by submarine 25 November 1941
Bellerophon Bellerophon dreadnought 18,89427 February 1909March 1921Sold for scrap 8 November 1921
Benbow Iron Duke super-dreadnought 25,4007 October 1914Paid off September 1930, broken up March 1931
Benedetto Brin Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Regina Margherita pre-dreadnought 14,9731 September 190527 September 1915Destroyed by explosion 27 September 1915
Bouvet Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy pre-dreadnought 12,20027 July 189818 March 1915Sunk 18 March 1915
Brandenburg War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Brandenburg pre-dreadnought 10,01319 November 189320 December 1915Paid off 13 May 1919, scrapped 1920
Braunschweig Braunschweig pre-dreadnought 13,20815 October 190431 March 1931Stricken 31 March 1931, scrapped
Bretagne Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Bretagne super-dreadnought 23,93610 February 19163 July 1940Sunk 3 July 1940, scrapped 1952–1954
Britannia Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy King Edward VII pre-dreadnought 16,1408 September 19069 November 1918Sunk by submarine 9 November 1918
Bulwark London pre-dreadnought 14,70018 March 190226 November 1914Sunk by magazine explosion 26 November 1914
Caesar Majestic pre-dreadnought 16,32013 January 189823 April 1920Sold for scrap 8 November 1921
Canada Almirante Latorre super-dreadnought 28,60015 October 19151 October 1958Resold to Chile as Almirante Latorre April 1920, sold for scrap February 1959
Canopus Canopus pre-dreadnought 13,3605 December 189922 April 1916Sold for scrap 18 February 1920
Capitán Prat Flag of Chile.svg  Chilean Navy ironclad battleship 6,9011 May 1893Paid off 1935, sold for scrap 1942
Centurion Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy King George V super-dreadnought 25,83022 May 19139 June 1944Scuttled as a "Mulberry" breakwater 9 June 1944
Charlemagne Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Charlemagne pre-dreadnought 11,27512 September 18991 November 1917Stricken 21 June 1920, sold for scrap 1923
Chesma Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy Petropavlovsk pre-dreadnought 11,70016 June 190016 June 1921Stricken 3 July 1924 and scrapped
Collingwood Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy St Vincent dreadnought 20,00019 April 191031 March 1922Sold for scrap 12 December 1922
Colossus Colossus dreadnought 20,3508 August 191123 July 1923Broken up 5 September 1928
Commonwealth King Edward VII pre-dreadnought 16,1409 May 1905Paid off February 1921, sold for scrap 18 November 1921
Conqueror Orion super-dreadnought 22,27423 November 1912Paid off June 1922, broken up 30 January 1923
Condorcet Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Danton semi-dreadnought 18,75425 July 1911Sunk 7 March 1944, refloated September 1945, scrapped 1946–1949
Connecticut Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Connecticut pre-dreadnought 16,00029 September 19061 March 1923Sold for scrap 1 November 1923
Conte di Cavour Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Conte di Cavour dreadnought 23,4581 April 19158 September 1943Capsized 23 February 1945, scrapped 1946
Cornwallis Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Duncan pre-dreadnought 13,9669 February 19049 January 1917Sunk by submarine 9 January 1917
Courbet Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Courbet dreadnought 23,47519 November 19131 January 1941Scuttled as a "Gooseberry" breakwater 6 June 1944
Cristoforo Colombo Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Francesco Caracciolo super-dreadnought 31,400Laid down 14 March 1915, dismantled on the slipway post-war
Dante Alighieri dreadnought 19,55215 January 19131 July 1928Scrapped 1928
Danton Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Danton semi-dreadnought 18,7541 June 191119 March 1917Sunk by submarine 19 March 1917
Delaware Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Delaware dreadnought 20,7074 April 191010 November 1923Sold for scrap 5 February 1924
Démocratie Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Liberté pre-dreadnought 14,9009 January 19081 April 1920Stricken 18 May 1921, sold for scrap
Deutschland War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Deutschland pre-dreadnought 13,1913 August 190610 September 1917Stricken 25 January 1920 and sold for scrap
Diderot Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Danton semi-dreadnought 18,75425 July 191117 March 1937Scrapped 31 August 1937
Dominion Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy King Edward VII pre-dreadnought 16,14015 August 19052 May 1918Broken up 28 October 1924
Dreadnought dreadnought 18,4102 December 19067 August 1918Broken up 2 January 1923
Duilio Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Andrea Doria dreadnought 23,32410 May 191515 September 1956Scrapped 1957
Duncan Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Duncan pre-dreadnought 13,9668 October 1903Paid off March 1919, sold for scrap 18 February 1920
Elsass War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Braunschweig pre-dreadnought 13,20829 November 190425 February 1930Stricken 31 March 1931, scrapped 1936
Emanuele Filiberto Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Ammiraglio di Saint Bon pre-dreadnought 9,8006 September 190129 March 1920Stricken 29 March 1920 and scrapped
Emperor of India Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Iron Duke super-dreadnought 25,40010 November 19146 June 1931Sunk as target 1931, raised and broken up February 1932
Enrico Dandolo Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Duilio ironclad battleship 10,67911 April 188223 January 1920Stricken 23 January 1920 and scrapped
Erin Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Reşadiye dreadnought 23,15019 August 1914May 1922Sold for scrap 19 December 1922
Erzherzog Ferdinand Max Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg  Austro-Hungarian Navy Erzherzog Karl pre-dreadnought 10,64021 December 1907Ceded to Great Britain 1919, scrapped 1921
Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand Radetzky pre-dreadnought 14,7415 June 1910Ceded to Italy September 1919, scrapped 1926
Erzherzog Friedrich Erzherzog Karl pre-dreadnought 10,64031 January 1907Ceded to France 1920, scrapped 1921
Erzherzog Karl pre-dreadnought 10,64017 June 1906Ceded to France 1919, scrapped 1921
España Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spanish Navy España dreadnought 15,70023 October 191326 August 1923Run aground 26 August 1923, partially scrapped in situ
Evstafi Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy Evstafi pre-dreadnought 13,06128 May 1911March 1918Renamed Revolyutsiya 6 July 1921, scrapped 1922–1923
Exmouth Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Duncan pre-dreadnought 13,9662 June 1903Paid off August 1917, sold for scrap 15 January 1920
Fatih Sultan Mehmed Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Navy Reşadiye dreadnought 23,000Laid down 11 June 1914, work halted July 1914, dismantled on the slipway August 1914
Flandre Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Normandie super-dreadnought 25,250Launched 20 October 1914, broken up October 1924
Florida Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Florida dreadnought 22,17515 September 191116 February 1931Stricken 6 April 1931, scrapped 1931–1932
Formidable Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Formidable pre-dreadnought 14,70010 October 19011 January 1915Sunk by submarine 1 January 1915
France Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Courbet dreadnought 23,4751 July 191415 August 1935Foundered 26 August 1922
Francesco Caracciolo Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Francesco Caracciolo super-dreadnought 31,400Laid down 16 October 1914, launched 12 May 1920, broken up 1926
Francesco Morosini super-dreadnought 31,400Laid down 27 June 1915, dismantled on the slipway post-war
Friedrich der Grosse War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Kaiser dreadnought 24,72415 October 191221 June 1919Scuttled at Scapa Flow 21 June 1919, raised and broken up 1936
Fuji Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy Fuji pre-dreadnought 12,4308 August 18971 September 1922Hulked 1922, scrapped 1948
Fusō Fusō super-dreadnought 29,7978 November 191525 October 1944Sunk 25 October 1944
Gangut Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy Gangut dreadnought 24,80011 January 191517 February 1956Renamed as Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya 27 June 1925, scrapped 1956
Gascogne Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Normandie super-dreadnought 25,250Launched 20 September 1914, broken up 1923–1924
Gaulois Charlemagne pre-dreadnought 11,27515 January 189927 December 1916Sunk by submarine 27 December 1916
Georgia Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Virginia pre-dreadnought 15,18824 September 190615 July 1920Sold for scrap 1 November 1923
Georgii Pobedonosets Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy Ekaterina II pre-dreadnought 11,2091 September 1893December 1920Sold for scrap 1930–1936
Giulio Cesare Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Conte di Cavour dreadnought 23,45814 May 191429 October 1955Ceded to Soviet Union as Novorossiysk 4 February 1949, sunk by explosion 29 October 1955
Glory Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Canopus pre-dreadnought 13,3601 November 190017 September 1921Renamed as HMS Crescent April 1920, sold for scrap 19 December 1922
Goliath pre-dreadnought 13,36027 March 190013 May 1915Sunk by torpedo 13 May 1915
Grosser Kurfürst War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy König dreadnought 25,79630 July 191421 June 1919Scuttled at Scapa Flow 21 June 1919, raised 29 April 1938, sold for scrap
Habsburg Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg  Austro-Hungarian Navy Habsburg pre-dreadnought 8,36431 December 1902Ceded to Great Britain 1919, scrapped 1921
Hannibal Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Majestic pre-dreadnought 16,3201 April 189825 October 1919Sold for scrap 28 January 1920
Hannover War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Deutschland pre-dreadnought 13,1911 October 190725 September 1931Stricken 1936, scrapped 1944–1946
Helgoland Helgoland dreadnought 22,80823 August 191116 December 1918Ceded to Great Britain 5 August 1920, scrapped 3 March 1921
Henri IV Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy pre-dreadnought 8,9481 September 1903Stricken 1920, scrapped 15 January 1921
Hercules Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Colossus dreadnought 20,35031 July 1911October 1921Sold for scrap 8 November 1921
Hessen War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Braunschweig pre-dreadnought 13,20819 September 1905Ceded to Soviet Union as Tsel 2 January 1946, scrapped 1960
Hibernia Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy King Edward VII pre-dreadnought 16,1402 January 1907Paid off October 1917, sold for scrap 8 November 1921
Hindustan pre-dreadnought 16,14022 August 190515 May 1918Broken up 14 October 1923
Hizen Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy pre-dreadnought 12,98523 March 190220 September 1923Sunk as target 25 July 1924
Hyūga Ise super-dreadnought 30,46030 April 191827 July 1945Sunk 27 July 1945, scrapped 1946–1947
Iki Imperator Aleksandr II pre-dreadnought 9,7481 July 18911 May 1915Stricken 1 May 1915, sunk as target 3 October 1915
Illinois Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Illinois pre-dreadnought 11,75116 September 190115 May 1920Renamed as Prairie State 8 January 1941, stricken 31 December 1955, sold for scrap 18 May 1956
Illustrious Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Majestic pre-dreadnought 16,32015 April 189821 April 1919Sold for scrap 18 June 1920
Imperator Aleksandr II Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy Imperator Aleksandr II pre-dreadnought 9,3921 June 189121 April 1921Renamed as Zarya Svobody 9 May 1917, sold for scrap 22 August 1922
Imperator Aleksandr III Imperatritsa Mariya dreadnought 23,78917 July 191729 December 1920Renamed as Volia 29 April 1917, acquired successively by numerous factions, renamed as General Alekseyev 1 November 1919, scrapped 1936
Imperator Nikolai I dreadnought 27,830Launched 18 October 1916, renamed as Demokratiya 29 April 1917, broken up 28 June 1927
Imperator Pavel I Andrei Pervozvanny pre-dreadnought 17,60010 March 1911October 1918Renamed as Respublika 29 April 1917, scrapped 22 November 1923
Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya Imperatritsa Mariya dreadnought 25,03918 October 191519 June 1918Renamed as Svobodnaya Rossiya 29 April 1917, scuttled 19 June 1918
Imperatritsa Mariya dreadnought 23,78910 June 191520 October 1916Sunk by magazine explosion 20 October 1916, refloated 18 May 1918, scrapped 1926
Ioann Zlatoust Evstafi pre-dreadnought 13,0611 April 1911March 1918Scrapped 1922–1923
Indiana Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Indiana pre-dreadnought 10,45320 November 189531 January 1919Sunk as target ship 1 November 1920, sold for scrap 19 March 1924
Iowa pre-dreadnought 11,59016 June 189731 March 1919Sunk as target ship 23 March 1923
Implacable Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Formidable pre-dreadnought 14,70010 September 19014 February 1920Sold for scrap 8 November 1921
Iron Duke Iron Duke super-dreadnought 25,40010 March 191417 October 1939Paid off March 1946, broken up 1949
Irresistible Formidable pre-dreadnought 14,7004 February 190218 March 1915Sunk by mine 18 March 1915
Ise Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy Ise super-dreadnought 30,46015 December 191728 July 1945Sunk 28 July 1945, scrapped 1946–1947
Italia Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Italia ironclad battleship 13,89716 October 188516 November 1921Stricken 16 November 1921 and scrapped
Iwami Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy Borodino pre-dreadnought 13,7001 October 19041 September 1922Sunk as target 10 July 1924
Jauréguiberry Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy pre-dreadnought 11,81816 February 189730 March 1919Stricken 20 June 1920, sold for scrap 23 June 1934
Jean Bart Courbet dreadnought 23,47519 November 191315 August 1935Scrapped 14 December 1945
Justice Liberté pre-dreadnought 14,90015 April 19081 March 1921Sold for scrap 30 December 1921
Jupiter Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Majestic pre-dreadnought 16,3208 June 1897Paid off April 1919, sold for scrap 15 January 1920
Kaiser War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Kaiser dreadnought 24,7241 August 191221 June 1919Scuttled at Scapa Flow 21 June 1919, raised 1929, broken up 1930
Kaiserin dreadnought 24,72414 May 191321 June 1919Scuttled at Scapa Flow 21 June 1919, raised and broken up 1936
Kaiser Barbarossa Kaiser Friedrich III pre-dreadnought 11,09710 June 190119 November 1915Stricken 6 December 1919, scrapped 1919–1920
Kaiser Friedrich III pre-dreadnought 11,0977 October 189820 November 1915Stricken 6 December 1919, scrapped 1920
Kaiser Karl der Grosse pre-dreadnought 11,0974 February 190219 November 1915Stricken 6 December 1919, scrapped 1920
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse pre-dreadnought 11,0975 May 190130 April 1915Stricken 6 December 1919, scrapped 1920
Kaiser Wilhelm II pre-dreadnought 11,09713 February 190010 September 1920Stricken 17 March 1921, scrapped 1922
Kansas Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Connecticut pre-dreadnought 16,00018 April 190716 December 1921Sold for scrap 1924
Kashima Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy Katori pre-dreadnought 19,68323 May 190620 September 1923Scrapped 24 November 1924
Katori pre-dreadnought 16,21020 May 190620 September 1923Scrapped 29 January 1925
Kawachi Kawachi dreadnought 22,18331 March 191212 July 1918Sunk by magazine explosion 12 July 1918
Kearsarge Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Kearsarge pre-dreadnought 11,73020 February 190010 May 1920Converted to crane ship 17 July 1920, sold for scrap 9 August 1955
Kentucky pre-dreadnought 11,73015 May 190029 May 1920Sold for scrap 24 March 1923
Kilkis Naval Ensign of Kingdom of Greece.svg  Royal Hellenic Navy Mississippi pre-dreadnought 13,2091 February 190823 April 1941Sunk 23 April 1941, wreck was refloated and scrapped 1950s
King Edward VII Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy King Edward VII pre-dreadnought 16,1407 February 19056 January 1916Sunk by mine 6 January 1916
King George V King George V super-dreadnought 25,83016 November 191226 October 1926Paid off 1 December 1926, broken up 27 January 1927
König War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy König dreadnought 25,79610 August 191421 June 1919Scuttled at Scapa Flow 21 June 1919
König Albert Kaiser dreadnought 24,72431 July 191321 June 1919Scuttled at Scapa Flow 21 June 1919, raised 31 July 1935, broken up 1936
Kronprinz König dreadnought 25,7968 November 191421 June 1919Renamed to Kronprinz Wilhelm June 1918, scuttled at Scapa Flow 21 June 1919
Languedoc Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Normandie super-dreadnought 25,250Launched 1 May 1915, broken up June 1929
Lemnos Naval Ensign of Kingdom of Greece.svg  Royal Hellenic Navy Mississippi pre-dreadnought 13,2091 April 190823 April 1941Sunk 23 April 1941, wreck was refloated and scrapped 1950s
Leonardo da Vinci Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Conte di Cavour dreadnought 23,45817 May 19142 August 1916Sunk by explosion 2 August 1916, refloated 17 September 1919, sold for scrapping 26 March 1923
London Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy London pre-dreadnought 14,7007 June 190231 March 1920Sold for scrap 4 June 1920
Lord Nelson Lord Nelson pre-dreadnought 15,6041 December 1908Paid off August 1919, sold for scrap 4 June 1920
Lorraine Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Bretagne super-dreadnought 23,93610 March 191617 February 1953Scrapped January 1954
Lothringen War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Braunschweig pre-dreadnought 13,20818 May 19062 March 1920Stricken 31 March 1931, scrapped
Louisiana Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Connecticut pre-dreadnought 16,0002 June 190620 October 1920Sold for scrap 1 November 1923
Maine Maine pre-dreadnought 13,05229 December 190215 May 1920Sold for scrap 23 January 1922
Magnificent Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Majestic pre-dreadnought 16,32012 December 18954 February 1920Sold for scrap 9 May 1921
Majestic pre-dreadnought 16,32012 December 189527 May 1915Sunk by submarine 27 May 1915
Malaya Queen Elizabeth super-dreadnought 33,1101 February 19161 December 1944Broken up 12 April 1948
Marcantonio Colonna Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Francesco Caracciolo super-dreadnought 31,400Laid down 3 March 1915, dismantled on the slipway post-war
Markgraf War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy König dreadnought 25,7961 October 191421 June 1919Scuttled at Scapa Flow 21 June 1919
Marlborough Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Iron Duke super-dreadnought 25,4002 June 19145 June 1931Paid off May 1932, broken up 25 June 1932
Mars Majestic pre-dreadnought 16,3208 June 18977 July 1920Sold for scrap 9 May 1921
Massachusetts Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Indiana pre-dreadnought 10,45310 June 189631 March 1919Scuttled 6 January 1921
Masséna Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy pre-dreadnought 11,92025 May 18989 November 1915Scuttled 9 November 1915
Mecklenburg War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Wittelsbach pre-dreadnought 11,77425 June 190324 January 1916Stricken 25 January 1920, sold for scrap 16 August 1921
Mesudiye Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Navy pre-dreadnought 9,1201 December 187513 December 1914Sunk by submarine 13 December 1914
Michigan Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy South Carolina dreadnought 16,2574 January 191011 February 1922Stricken 10 November 1923, scrapped 24 April 1924
Mikasa Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy pre-dreadnought 15,3801 March 190223 September 1923Preserved as museum ship 12 November 1926
Minas Geraes Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazilian Navy Minas Geraes dreadnought 19,28118 April 191016 May 1952Scrapped 1954
Minnesota Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Connecticut pre-dreadnought 16,0009 March 19071 December 1921Sold for scrap 23 January 1924
Mirabeau Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Danton semi-dreadnought 18,7541 August 191122 August 1919Scrapped 28 April 1922
Mississippi Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy New Mexico super-dreadnought 32,51418 December 191717 September 1956Sold for scrap 28 November 1956
Missouri Maine pre-dreadnought 12,5601 December 19038 September 1919Sold for scrap 26 January 1922
Monarch Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Orion super-dreadnought 22,27427 April 191213 June 1923Sunk as target 21 January 1925
Moreno Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentine Navy Rivadavia dreadnought 27,90026 February 19151 October 1956Sold for scrap 11 January 1957
Napoli Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Regina Elena pre-dreadnought 12,6581 September 19083 September 1926Scrapped 1926
Nassau War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Nassau dreadnought 18,8731 October 19097 April 1920Ceded to Japan 7 April 1920, sold for scrap June 1920
Nebraska Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Virginia pre-dreadnought 15,1881 July 19072 July 1920Sold for scrap 9 November 1923
Neptune Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy dreadnought 20,00011 January 19111 February 1919Broken up 22 September 1922
Nevada Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Nevada super-dreadnought 27,94111 March 191629 August 1946Sunk as target 31 July 1948
New Hampshire Connecticut pre-dreadnought 16,00019 March 190821 May 1921Sold for scrap 1 November 1923
New Jersey Virginia pre-dreadnought 15,18812 May 19066 August 1920Sunk as target 5 September 1923
New Mexico New Mexico super-dreadnought 32,51420 May 191819 July 1946Scrapped 24 November 1947
New York New York super-dreadnought 27,00015 May 191429 August 1946Sunk as target 6 July 1948
North Dakota Delaware dreadnought 20,70711 April 191022 November 1923Sold for scrap 16 March 1931
Normandie Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Normandie super-dreadnought 25,250Launched 19 October 1914, broken up 1924–1925
Ocean Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Canopus pre-dreadnought 13,36020 February 190018 March 1915Sunk by mine 18 March 1915
Ohio Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Maine pre-dreadnought 12,9274 October 190431 May 1922Sold for scrap 24 March 1923
Oklahoma Nevada super-dreadnought 27,9412 May 19167 December 1941Sunk 7 December 1941, decommissioned 1 September 1944, raised and sunk under tow 1947
Oldenburg War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Helgoland dreadnought 22,8081 May 19125 November 1919Ceded to Japan 13 May 1920, scrapped 1921
Ostfriesland dreadnought 22,8081 August 191120 September 1920Ceded to United States and recommissioned 7 April 1920, sunk as target 21 July 1921
Oregon Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Indiana pre-dreadnought 10,45315 July 189612 June 1919Preserved as museum ship June 1925, requisitioned March 1943, sold for scrap 15 March 1956
Orion Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Orion super-dreadnought 22,2742 January 191212 April 1922Sold for scrap 19 December 1922
Panteleimon Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy pre-dreadnought 13,10020 May 190519 April 1919Renamed as Potemkin-Tavricheskiy 13 April 1917 and as Borets za svobodu 11 May 1917, scrapped 1923
Paris Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Courbet dreadnought 23,4751 August 191421 December 1955Scrapped June 1956
Patrie République pre-dreadnought 14,9001 July 190720 June 1924Sold for scrap 25 September 1937
Pelayo Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spanish Navy ironclad battleship 9,9019 September 18881 August 1924Scrapped April 1926
Pennsylvania Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Pennsylvania super-dreadnought 29,62612 June 191629 August 1946Sunk as target 10 February 1948
Peresvet Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy Peresvet pre-dreadnought 14,0306 August 19014 January 1917Sunk by submarine 4 January 1917
Petropavlovsk Gangut dreadnought 24,8005 January 19154 September 1953Renamed as Marat 31 March 1921, sunk 23 September 1941 and later rear part refloated, scrapped September 1953
Poltava dreadnought 24,80030 December 19141 December 1940Renamed as Frunze 7 January 1926, scrapped 1949
Pommern War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Deutschland pre-dreadnought 13,1916 August 19071 June 1916Sunk 1 June 1916
Posen Nassau dreadnought 18,87331 May 191016 December 1918Ceded to Great Britain 13 May 1920, scrapped 1922
Preussen Braunschweig pre-dreadnought 13,20812 July 19055 April 1929Stricken 5 April 1929, scrapped 1931
Prince George Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Majestic pre-dreadnought 16,32026 November 189621 February 1920Sold for scrap 22 September 1921
Prince of Wales London pre-dreadnought 14,38018 May 190410 November 1919Sold for scrap 12 April 1920
Prinz Eugen Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg  Austro-Hungarian Navy Tegetthoff dreadnought 20,0008 July 191410 November 1918Ceded to France 25 August 1920, sunk as target 28 June 1922
Prinzregent Luitpold War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Kaiser dreadnought 24,72419 August 191321 June 1919Scuttled at Scapa Flow 21 June 1919, raised 9 July 1931, broken up 1933
Provence Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Bretagne super-dreadnought 23,9361 March 191627 November 1942Scuttled 27 November 1942, refloated April 1949 and scrapped
Queen Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy London pre-dreadnought 14,3807 April 1904Paid off March 1920, broken up 5 August 1921
Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth super-dreadnought 33,11022 December 191415 May 1948Sold for scrap July 1948
Radetzky Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg  Austro-Hungarian Navy Radetzky pre-dreadnought 14,74115 January 19117 November 1920Surrendered to United States and recommissioned 22 November 1919, ceded to Italy 7 November 1920, scrapped 1920–1921
Ramillies Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Revenge super-dreadnought 30,0601 September 191731 August 1945Paid off 31 August 1945, scrapped 1949
Redoubtable Royal Sovereign pre-dreadnought 14,38014 January 1896Paid off February 1919, sold for scrap 6 November 1919
Re Umberto Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Re Umberto ironclad battleship 13,89216 February 18934 July 1920Stricken 4 July 1920 and scrapped
Regina Elena Regina Elena pre-dreadnought 12,65811 September 190716 February 1923Scrapped 1923
Regina Margherita Regina Margherita pre-dreadnought 14,31914 April 190411 December 1916Sunk by mine 11 December 1916
République Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy République pre-dreadnought 14,60512 January 190721 May 1921Stricken 29 June 1921, scrapped November 1921
Resolution Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Revenge super-dreadnought 30,0607 December 1916February 1948Scrapped 1949
Revenge super-dreadnought 30,0601 February 1916March 1948Scrapped 1948
Rheinland War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Nassau dreadnought 18,87330 April 19104 October 1918Ceded to the Allies, scrapped 1921
Rhode Island Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Virginia pre-dreadnought 15,18819 February 190630 June 1920Sold for scrap 1 November 1923
Rivadavia Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentine Navy Rivadavia dreadnought 27,90027 August 19141 February 1957Sold for scrap 30 May 1957
Roma Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Regina Elena pre-dreadnought 12,65817 December 19083 September 1926Scrapped 1926
Rostislav Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy pre-dreadnought 10,6901 March 1900November 1920Scuttled November 1920, partially dismantled 1930
Royal Oak Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Revenge super-dreadnought 30,0601 May 191614 October 1939Sunk 14 October 1939
Royal Sovereign super-dreadnought 30,0601 February 191618 May 1949Scrapped 18 May 1949
Russell Duncan pre-dreadnought 13,96619 February 190327 April 1916Sunk by mine 27 April 1916
Sachsen War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Bayern super-dreadnought 28,800Launched 21 November 1916, stricken 3 November 1919, broken up 1921–1923
Saint Louis Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Charlemagne pre-dreadnought 11,2751 September 19008 February 1919Stricken 29 June 1931, sold for scrap 25 April 1933
Salamis Naval Ensign of Kingdom of Greece.svg  Royal Hellenic Navy super-dreadnought 19,800Launched 11 November 1914, work halted 31 December 1914, broken up 1932
São Paulo Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazilian Navy Minas Geraes dreadnought 19,28112 July 19102 August 1947Sunk while under tow 4 November 1951
Sardegna Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Re Umberto ironclad battleship 13,86016 February 18954 January 1923Stricken 4 January 1923 and scrapped
Satsuma Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy Satsuma semi-dreadnought 19,68325 March 191020 September 1923Sunk as target 7 September 1924
Schlesien War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Deutschland pre-dreadnought 13,1915 May 19083 May 1945Mined 3 May 1945, scrapped 1949–1956
Schleswig-Holstein pre-dreadnought 13,1916 July 190818 December 1944Scuttled 21 March 1945, used as target 1948–1966
Schwaben Wittelsbach pre-dreadnought 11,77413 April 19048 March 1921Stricken 8 March 1921 and sold for scrap
Settsu Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy Kawachi dreadnought 22,1831 July 191220 November 1945Converted into target ship 1923, scrapped 1946–1947
Sevastopol Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy Gangut dreadnought 24,80030 November 191417 February 1956Renamed as Parizhskaya Kommuna 31 March 1921, scrapped 1956–1957
Shikishima Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy Shikishima pre-dreadnought 15,09026 January 19001 April 1923Scrapped January 1948
Sicilia Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Re Umberto ironclad battleship 13,2684 May 18954 March 1923Stricken 4 March and scrapped
Sinop Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy Ekaterina II pre-dreadnought 11,4901 June 188925 April 1919Scrapped 1922
Slava Borodino pre-dreadnought 14,64612 June 190517 October 1917Scuttled 17 October 1917, scrapped 1935
South Carolina Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy South Carolina dreadnought 16,2571 March 191015 December 1921Stricken 10 November 1923, scrapped 24 April 1924
St Vincent Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy St Vincent dreadnought 20,0003 May 1910March 1921Sold for scrap 1 December 1921
Suffren Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy pre-dreadnought 12,4323 February 190426 November 1916Sunk by submarine 26 November 1916
Superb Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Bellerophon dreadnought 18,8949 June 190926 March 1920Broken up 7 April 1923
Suwo Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy Peresvet pre-dreadnought 14,03010 March 1903April 1922Capsized 13 July 1922, scrapped 1922–1923
Swiftsure Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Swiftsure pre-dreadnought 12,37021 June 190426 April 1917Sold for scrap 18 June 1920
Szent István Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg  Austro-Hungarian Navy Tegetthoff dreadnought 20,00013 December 191510 June 1918Sunk by torpedo 10 June 1918
Tegetthoff dreadnought 20,00014 July 1913Acquired by Italy 9 November 1918, scrapped 1924
Temeraire Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Bellerophon dreadnought 18,89415 May 190915 April 1921Broken up February 1922
Texas Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy New York super-dreadnought 27,00012 March 191421 April 1948Decommissioned 21 April 1948; museum ship
Thunderer Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Orion super-dreadnought 22,27415 June 191231 August 1926Sold for scrap 6 November 1926
Thüringen War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Helgoland dreadnought 22,8081 July 191116 December 1918Ceded to France 29 April 1920, scrapped 1923–1933
Triumph Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Swiftsure pre-dreadnought 12,37021 June 190425 May 1915Sunk by submarine 25 May 1915
Tri Sviatitelia Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy pre-dreadnought 13,5281 August 189624 April 1919Scrapped 1923
Tsesarevich pre-dreadnought 13,10531 August 1903Renamed as Grazhdanin 13 April 1917, paid off May 1918, scrapped 1924
Turgut Reis Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Navy Brandenburg pre-dreadnought 10,01314 October 1894Scrapped 1950–1957
Utah Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Florida dreadnought 22,17531 August 19117 December 1941Sunk 7 December 1941, decommissioned 5 September 1944
Valiant Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth super-dreadnought 33,11019 February 191619 March 1948Sold for scrap 19 March 1948
Vanguard St Vincent dreadnought 20,0001 March 19109 July 1917Sunk by magazine explosion 9 July 1917
Vasilefs Konstantinos Naval Ensign of Kingdom of Greece.svg  Royal Hellenic Navy Bretagne super-dreadnought 23,936Laid down 12 June 1914, work halted August 1914, broken up 1925
Venerable Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy London pre-dreadnought 14,70012 November 19024 February 1920Sold for scrap 4 June 1920
Vengeance Canopus pre-dreadnought 13,3608 April 19029 July 1920Sold for scrap 1 December 1921
Vergniaud Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Danton semi-dreadnought 18,75418 December 191127 October 1921Sold for scrap 27 November 1928
Vérité Liberté pre-dreadnought 14,90011 September 19081 August 1919Stricken 18 May 1921, sold for scrap
Vermont Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Connecticut pre-dreadnought 16,0004 March 190730 June 1920Sold for scrap 30 November 1923
Victorious Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Majestic pre-dreadnought 16,3204 November 189628 March 1920Sold for scrap 9 April 1923
Virginia Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Virginia pre-dreadnought 15,1887 May 190613 August 1920Sunk as target 5 September 1923
Viribus Unitis Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg  Austro-Hungarian Navy Tegetthoff dreadnought 20,0005 December 19121 November 1918Handed over to the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs as Jugoslavija 31 October 1918, sunk 1 November 1918
Vittorio Emanuele Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina Regina Elena pre-dreadnought 12,6581 August 19081 April 1923Scrapped 1923
Voltaire Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Danton semi-dreadnought 18,7545 August 191117 March 1937Sold for scrap December 1949
Warspite Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth super-dreadnought 33,1108 March 19151 February 1945Stricken 19 April 1947, scrapped 1950–1955
Westfalen War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Nassau dreadnought 18,87316 November 190911 August 1918Ceded to the Allies 5 August 1920, scrapped 1924
Wettin Wittelsbach pre-dreadnought 11,7741 October 190211 March 1920Sold for scrap 21 November 1921
Wisconsin Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Illinois pre-dreadnought 11,7514 February 190115 May 1920Sold for scrap 26 January 1922
Wittelsbach War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Wittelsbach pre-dreadnought 11,77415 October 19028 March 1921Sold for scrap 7 July 1921
Wörth Brandenburg pre-dreadnought 10,01331 October 189310 March 1916Paid off 13 May 1919, scrapped 1920
Württemberg Bayern super-dreadnought 28,800Launched 20 June 1917, stricken 3 November 1919, broken up 1921
Wyoming Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Wyoming dreadnought 26,41725 September 19121 August 1947Stricken 16 December 1947, scrapped 5 December 1947
Yamashiro Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy Fusō super-dreadnought 29,79731 March 191725 October 1944Sunk 25 October 1944
Zähringen War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Wittelsbach pre-dreadnought 11,77425 October 190218 December 1944Scuttled 26 March 1945, scrapped 1949–1950
Zealandia Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy King Edward VII pre-dreadnought 16,14011 July 190520 September 1917Sold for scrap 8 November 1921
Zrínyi Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg  Austro-Hungarian Navy Radetzky pre-dreadnought 14,74122 November 19117 November 1920Surrendered to United States and recommissioned 22 November 1919, ceded to Italy 7 November 1920, scrapped 1920–1921

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The battlecruiser was a type of capital ship of the first half of the 20th century. These were similar in displacement, armament and cost to battleships, but differed in form and balance of attributes. Battlecruisers typically had thinner armour and a somewhat lighter main gun battery than contemporary battleships, installed on a longer hull with much higher engine power in order to attain greater speeds. The first battlecruisers were designed in the United Kingdom, as a development of the armoured cruiser, at the same time as the dreadnought succeeded the pre-dreadnought battleship. The goal of the design was to outrun any ship with similar armament, and chase down any ship with lesser armament; they were intended to hunt down slower, older armoured cruisers and destroy them with heavy gunfire while avoiding combat with the more powerful but slower battleships. However, as more and more battlecruisers were built, they were increasingly used alongside the better-protected battleships.

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