HMS Valiant (1914)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Valiant.

Valiant between 1930 and 1937
History
United Kingdom
NameValiant
Ordered1912
BuilderFairfields, Govan
Cost£2,537,037
Laid down31 January 1913
Launched4 November 1914
Commissioned19 February 1916
In service1916
Out of service1948
IdentificationPennant number: 34 (1914); A6 (Jan 18);[1] 43 (Apr 18); 02 (Nov 19)[2]
MottoValiant & Vigilant
FateSold for scrap, 19 March 1948
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeQueen Elizabeth-class battleship
Displacement
Length639 ft 9 in (195 m)
Beam90 ft 7 in (27.6 m)
Draught33 ft (10.1 m)
Installed power
Propulsion4 shafts; 2 steam turbine sets
Speed24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement
  • 919 (1915)
  • 1,218 (1919)
Armament
Armour
General characteristics (1937–1939 refit)
Displacement32,468 long tons (32,989 t) (load displacement)
Speed23 kn (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried2 (capacity)

HMS Valiant was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. She participated in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War as part of the Grand Fleet. Other than that battle, and the inconclusive Action of 19 August, her service during the war generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. She saw further action during the Second World War in the Mediterranean and Far East.

  1. ^ {{cite book |last1=Colledge |first1=J J |title=British Warships 1914–1919 |date=1972 |publisher=Ian Allan |location=Shepperton |page=34}
  2. ^ Dodson, Aidan (2024). "The Development of the British Royal Navy's Pennant Numbers Between 1919 and 1940". Warship International. 61 (2): 134–66.