Editing Bellerophon-class battleship (section)

{{Short description|British ship class}}
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{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image = HMS_Bellerophon_LOC_ggbain_16725.jpg
| Ship caption = {{HMS|Bellerophon|1907|2}} in 1909
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = 
| Builders = 
*[[Portsmouth Dockyard]]
*[[HMNB Devonport|Devonport Dockyard]] 
*[[Armstrong Whitworth]]
| Operators = {{navy|United Kingdom}}
| Class before = {{HMS|Dreadnought|1906|6}}
| Class after = [[St Vincent-class battleship|''St Vincent'' class]]
| Cost = 
| Built range = 1906–1909
| In service range = 1909–1921
| In commission range = 1909–1921
| Total ships completed = 3
| Total ships scrapped = 3
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
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| Header caption = (as built)
| Ship type = [[Dreadnought battleship]]
| Ship displacement = {{convert|18596|LT|t|lk=on}} (normal)
| Ship length = {{convert|526|ft|m|abbr=on|1}} ([[Length overall|o/a]])
| Ship beam = {{convert|82|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on|1}}
| Ship draught = {{convert|27|ft|m|abbr=on|1}}
| Ship power = *{{cvt|23000|shp|lk=on}}
*18 × [[water-tube boiler]]s
| Ship propulsion = 4 × shafts; 2 × [[steam turbine]] sets
| Ship speed = {{convert|21|kn|lk=in}}
| Ship range = {{convert|5720|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|10|kn}}
| Ship complement = 680–840
| Ship armament = * 5 × twin [[BL 12 inch Mk X naval gun|12-inch (305&nbsp;mm) guns]]
* 16 × single [[BL 4 inch naval gun Mk VII|4-inch (102&nbsp;mm) guns]]
* 3 × [[British 18 inch torpedo|18-inch (450&nbsp;mm)]] [[torpedo tube]]s
| Ship armour = * [[Belt armor|Belt]]: {{convert|8|-|10|in|mm|0}}
* [[Bulkhead (partition)|Bulkhead]]s: {{convert|8|in|mm|0}}
* [[Deck (ship)|Deck]]: {{convert|.75|-|4|in|mm|0}}
* [[Gun turret|Turrets]]: {{convert|11|in|mm|0}}
* [[Barbette]]s: {{convert|5|-|10|in|mm|0}}
*[[Conning tower]]s: {{convert|8|and|11|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
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The '''''Bellerophon''-class battleship''' was a group of three [[dreadnought battleship]]s that were built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the first decade of the 20th century.  The [[sister ship]]s spent most of their careers assigned to the [[Home Fleet|Home]] and [[Grand Fleet]]s. Aside from participating in the [[Battle of Jutland]] in May 1916, and the inconclusive [[Action of 19 August 1916|action of 19 August]] several months later, their service during the [[First World War]] generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the [[North Sea]].

In late 1918, {{HMS|Temeraire|1907|2}} and {{HMS|Superb|1907|2}} were transferred to the [[Mediterranean Fleet]] and supported [[Allies of World War I|Allied]] forces in the Mediterranean and the [[Black Sea]] after the war ended in November. The ''Bellerophon''s were deemed obsolete by this time and were reduced to [[Reserve fleet|reserve]] in 1919 and were then used as [[training ship]]s. ''Superb'' was used for gunnery experiments in 1920 and then became a [[target ship]] in 1922 before being sold for [[ship breaking|scrap]] later that year. ''Bellerophon'' and ''Temeraire'' were sold in late 1921 and subsequently broken up.