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| History | ||
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 United Kingdom
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| Name | HMS Invincible | |
| Namesake | HMS Invincible (1907) | |
| Ordered | 25 August 1936 | |
| Builder | Thomson's Clydebank Limited | |
| Laid down | 29 December 1936 | |
| Launched | 4 April 1939 | |
| Commissioned | 21 February 1940 | |
| Fate | Captured June 1942 by Provisional Patriotic Alliance | |
 United Federation
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| Name | UFS Robert the Bruce | |
| Namesake | Robert I, King of Scots | |
| Acquired | 9 June 1942 | |
| Fate | {{{fate 2}}} | |
| General characteristics | ||
| Type | Invincible-class battlecruiser | |
| Displacement | 49,650 long tons | |
| Length | 856 ft (260.9 m) | |
| Beam | 106 ft (32.3 m) | |
| Draught | 36 ft 2 inches (at deep load) | |
| Installed Power | 160,000 shp | |
| Propulsion | 4 shafts 4 geared steam turbines | |
| Top Speed | 31.7 knots | |
| Range | 7,000 nautical miles at 16 knots | |
| Complement | 1824 | |
| Armament | 3 x 3 16-inch guns 8 x 2 6-inch guns 6 x 1 4.7-inch AA guns 4 x 10 40mm QF AA guns | |
| Armor | Belt: 12-14 inches Deck: 3-8 inches Barbettes: 11-14 inches Turrets: 13-17 inches Conning Tower: 8 inches Bulkheads: 10-12 inches | |
HMS Invincible was a member of the three-ship Invincible class built as a result of the 1936 Battleship Crash. Based on the design of the G3-class battlecruisers drawn up directly after the Great War, the Invincible-class were hastily ordered into construction to match the naval buildup expected of the Third Empire, Italy, and Germany after the rejection of the Second London Naval Treaty. Construction was again hastened by the 1938 Invasion Scare. HMS Invincible was launched and fitted out just in time to assist in the naval battles around the 1940 French Invasion. After the French withdrawal, HMS Invincible was laid up for improvements in her Anti-Aircraft and fire-control systems when the Provisional Patriotic Alliance toppled the British Empire. Invincible was renamed UFS Robert the Bruce after these events.
Background[]
The G3-class Battlecruisers were designed after the Great War in response to the expected naval buildup of the United States. However, like many post-Great-War designs, the G3-class were cancelled due to the Washington Naval Treaty after their construction had already been ordered.
Thus, when the 1936 Battleship Crash came, the G3-class, which already had detailed construction plans drawn up, was elected for immediate construction. The design was only slightly modified with modern sensors; the torpedo tubes were deleted as obsolescent, which required a minor reworking of the hull. The overall tonnage increased slightly but the design was mostly identical to that drawn up in 1921.