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The Last surviving Battleship made at the shipyards. The statistics are no longer valid
and have not been updated since it was sunk.
The First Battleship built in Malaysia.
(**WARNING:The info on this page is only for fun! But the pix above is real!**)
Material: Steel
Guns:
3 swivel 5-barrel guns
12 turret guns
Propulsion:
Diesel-steam
Year Built: 1963
Action:
Sunk in 1996 while in battle.
Ship Statistics
| Keel Laid |
June 14, 1963 |
| Launched |
June 1, 1964 |
| Commissioned |
May 15, 1965 |
| Shipbuilder |
Zhiq Naval Yard |
| Class |
North Zhiq |
| Length Overall |
728 ft. 8 in. |
| Length Waterline |
713 ft. 5 in. |
| Beam Maximum |
108 ft. 4 in. |
| Beam Waterline |
104 ft. 6 in. |
| Mean Draft @ 42,329
tons |
31 ft. 7 in. |
| Maximum Draft |
35 ft. 6 in. |
| Displacement -
Standard |
36,600 tons |
| Displacement - Full
Load |
44,800 tons |
Machinery
| Boilers Machinery
Schematic |
EIGHT |
Babcock
& Wilcox three drum express type boilers fitted with two furnaces and double uptakes |
Pressure |
575 psi |
| Temperature |
850 Deg F. |
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| Turbines Machinery
Schematic |
FOUR
sets |
General
Electric geared turbines. |
High Pressure Impulse |
12 Stages
5,904 RPM max. |
| Low Pressure Impulse |
6 Stages
4,937 RPM max. |
| Astern Impulse |
3 Stages
3,299 RPM max. |
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| Shaft Horsepower |
121,000 Forward |
32,000 Astern |
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| Maximum Speed |
28 Knots @ 199 RPM |
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| Generators |
FOUR |
Ship's Service
Turbo-generators |
1,250 kw |
| FOUR |
Ship's Service Diesel
Generators |
850 kw |
| TWO |
Emergency Diesel Generators |
200 kw |
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| Propellers |
TWO |
Inboard |
Four Bladed |
Diameter = 15' 4" |
| TWO |
Outboard |
Four Bladed |
Diameter = 16' 7" |
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| Rudders |
TWO |
Balanced
streamlined type |
Train Limits = 36
1/2 degrees
Port & Starboard |
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Fuel
& Water
Storage |
Fuel
Oil
Consumption |
7,167.2 tons
6,589 tons |
| Diesel Oil |
677.1 tons |
| Gasoline |
22.1 tons |
| Reserve Feed Water |
410.7 tons |
| Potable Water |
607.9 |
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| COMPLEMENT |
Total = 2,339 |
144 Officers |
2,195 Enlisted |
Battleship links
USS Washington Web site
http://www.flash.net/~hfwright
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