Below is the original technical specs of Resolution, and a list of refits below that.

BUILT Yard No 838, Palmers shipyard, Jarrow On Tyne
LAID DOWN Saturday 29th November 1913
LAUNCHED Thursday 14th January 1915
COMPLETED December 1916, Completed trials Thursday 7th December 1916
COMMISSIONED To Grand Fleet Thursday 7th December 1916
DIMENSIONS LENGTH: 620 Feet 6 inches
BEAM: 88 Feet 6 inches (After anti torpedo bulges fitted, 102 Feet)
DRAUGHT: 30 Feet (mean load) 33.7 Feet (deep)
DISPLACEMENT
 29,790 (light) 31,160 (loaded)
PROPULSION Parsons reaction-type turbines direct steam drive 40,000 shaft horse power. 18 oil fired boilers, 3 burners per boiler
Steam pressure: 235lbs/in2, At turbines 200lbs/in2, Screws (propeller) 4, 3 bladed, Diameter 9.5ft
SPEED 23 Knots
RADIUS OF ACTION At 23 Knots 2,700 Nautical miles
At 18 Knots 3,600 Miles
At 10 Knots 7,000 Miles
FUEL CAPACITY MINIMUM 900 tons oil fuel
MAXIMUM 3,400 tons
ARMOUR MAIN BELT 13 Inches
DECKS Between 1 & 4 Inches
TURRETS Between 11 & 13 Inches
BULKHEADS 6 Inches
CONNING TOWER Between 3 & 11 Inches
ARMAMENT Eight: 15 Inch 42 caliber Mark I
Fourteen: 6 Inch 45 caliber Mark XII
Two: 3in Anti aircraft
Four: 3 pounders, two each side
Five: machine guns
Ten: Lewis guns
Four: 21 Inch Torpedo tubes beam submerged
DIRECTION CONTROL Fitted in Armoured tower aloft, "X" turret fitted with director gear, follow the pointer gear fitted to all sights, Flexible voice pipes fitted for night firing.
RANGE FINDER POSITIONS (1918):Two 30ft on "B"& "X" turrets, Four 15 Inch on "A" & "Y" turret, gun control tower, torpedo control tower.
COMPLEMENT Max 1,146
LIST OF REFITS & OTHER INFORMATION

Nov-Dec 1924.
Originally designed to burn mainly coal but oil as well, this was because in time of war Britain could not rely on deliveries of oil, the first modification was to change to oil fuel only increasing the shaft horse power, and reducing the number of stokers by 75.
Two 3in Anti aircraft guns removed and replaced by 4in AA singles, Funnel cap added to direct smoke away from the bridge.
Dec 1926- Jan 28.
Second pair of 4in AA guns added, Two 6in guns removed, new foretop added.
Dec 1929.
Catapult added to quarter deck, this was removed after one year.
1930-31.
Experimental 4in "tween" decks mounting fitted starboard, HACS MkI fitted to foretop, After torpedo tubes & kite winches removed, and shape of bulges altered.
1932-33.
Bridge structure altered, "flying off" platforms removed from B & X turret, Two .5mm Machine guns fitted abreast of conning tower.
1936.
EIIIT extending catapult fitted to top of "X" turret along with a Fairey Swordfish.
1938.
All 4"AA guns replaced by twin 4in AA MkXIX, forward tubes removed, HACS MkII fitted with second placed on main mast, 2 eight barreled 2pdr added to AA complement and superstructure altered.
1941.
9 x 20mm oerlikon single mounting added and the .5's removed, supermarine Walrus replaces Swordfish aircraft. A & B Turrets elevation upped from 20 to 30 Degrees.
1942.
Extra 2in plating added over Magazine, after Hood incident, 1 x 20mm Oerlikon mounting & 2 quad 2pdrs added.


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Radar: fitted October 1942 in Devonport, Type 79 aircraft warning, Type 273 surface warning, Type 284 & 285 main armament and fire control radar.
Searchlights: Eight 36 Inch. Four fore bridge, Two base of funnel, Two after superstructure. Two 24 Inch Signaling lamps.
Wireless: Main office types 1 & 16 / 2nd office types 2 & 34 / 3rd office type 9 / fire control office type 31.
Ships boats: Two 50ft steam pinnacles / One 36ft sail pinnace / One 42ft steam launch / Three 32ft cutters /
Two 27ft whalers / One 16th Skiff dinghy / One 13.5ft / balsa raft.
ANCHORS: Three 145cwt stockless, One 60cwt Admiralty stern
WATCHES The Seaman (or Executive Military) branch was split into two watches, Port & Starboard, and further split into 1st & 2nd port, likewise with Starboard, therefore in effect there were four watches. Some small ships were in three watches, Red, White & blue.
When the full watch system was in operation at sea they ran as follows:
Forenoon watch..... 8am to Noon / Afternoon watch.....noon to 4pm / First dog......4pm to 6pm / Last dog......6pm to 8pm/ First watch......8pm to 12 midnight / Middle watch..midnight to 4am / Morning watch.....4am to 8am.

At sea when men were in exposed positions where concentration was required, i.e.: lookouts, helmsmen, the watch was split into "tricks of the watch" of one hour, therefore the second trick of the last dog was 7 to 8pm.
Men who performed the middle watch were entitled to "guard & steerage" that is half an hours lye- in denoted by hanging your cap on the foot of your hammock.
When a man had finished his watch, e.g.: forenoon watch, he continued normal ships duties, a middle watchman was permitted a " make & mend" that is the afternoon off.

Many thanks to Jim Cuthbert for this information.

If you require any information about any ship built at Palmers in Jarrow you can contact Jim via,

Mona Legg, Secretary, Jarrow and Hebburn History Society,116 Albert Road, Jarrow on Tyne, South Tyneside

please enclose a stamped addressed envelope for any reply

And also Ex-Able seaman Lawrence A Curtis for filling in blanks and the information on the watches.

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