I have seen this picture sometimes identified as HMS Orion but base the naming here on the Clyde-built database.
The first British superdreadnoughts, the Orion class vessels represented an increase in gun size from 12" to 13.5", along with the abandonment of wing turrets for the main armament. From now on, the main armament would be mounted in the more efficient centre-line arrangement with superfiring turrets (although the Orion class still had a Q turret awkwardly placed between between the aft funnel and the aft superstructure).
Ship details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Conqueror_(1911)
To go directly to photos of a specific ship, simply enter her name in the search window (little white space) at the upper left. Ditto for a type of warship, country, year, etc..., e.g. battlecruiser. You can click on an individual photograph to view it alone against a dark background. When you want to go back to the page, just click outside the picture. Please note that I resize, denoise/despeckle/descratch and generally crop the photos to show mostly the ship itself in the space available.
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