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Photorealistic image of a Nelson-class battleship cruising through the open ocean.

Photorealistic image of a Nelson-class battleship cruising through the open ocean.

Make a photo of this third member of the Nelson Class Battleships named ## HMS Hawke — Nelson-class Battleship ### General * **Ship:** HMS Hawke * **Class:** Nelson class * **Type:** Battleship * **Country:** United Kingdom * **Builder:** Armstrong Whitworth * **Laid Down:** 1920s-era construction * **Commissioned:** 1927-era * **Pennant Number:** 30 ### Dimensions * **Length overall:** 710 ft 3 in (216.4 m) * **Beam:** 106 ft (32.3 m) * **Draught:** 33 ft 8½ in (10.3 m) * **Length-to-beam ratio:** 6.70:1 ### Displacement * **Standard displacement:** 33,950–34,500 long tons * **Normal displacement:** approximately 36,700 long tons * **Full-load displacement:** approximately 38,000 long tons ### Machinery * **Propulsion:** Steam turbines * **Boilers:** 8 × Admiralty-type oil-fired boilers * **Turbines:** 2 × Brown-Curtis geared steam turbine sets * **Shafts:** 2 * **Power:** 45,000 shaft horsepower * **Maximum speed:** 23 knots * **Cruising speed:** approximately 16 knots * **Range:** approximately 7,000 nautical miles at 16 knots * **Fuel:** Fuel oil ### Main Battery * **Main guns:** 9 × 16-inch (406 mm) guns * **Gun type:** BL 16-inch Mk I * **Calibre:** 45 * **Turrets:** 3 × triple turrets * **Turret arrangement:** **A, B, and X all positioned forward of the superstructure** * **Forward arrangement:** A turret forward, B turret superfiring behind it, X turret aft of B but still forward of the main superstructure * **Main-gun elevation:** approximately +40° * **Maximum Ver más