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585:-rigged and had a sail area of 24,500 square feet (2,276 m). Her funnel was semi-retractable to reduce wind resistance while under sail alone. She was designed to allow the ship's propeller to be hoisted up into the stern of the ship to reduce drag while under sail, but the hoisting gear was never fitted.
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of 1,579 ft/s (481 m/s) and had a range of 3,200 yards (2,900 m) at an elevation of 12°. The 7-inch (178 mm) shell of the 110-pounder
Armstrong breech-loader weighed 107–110 pounds (48.5–49.9 kg). It had a muzzle velocity of 1,150 ft/s (350 m/s) and, at an elevation
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and much was hoped for them. To partially alleviate their overweight condition, the ships were not fully armed and only received four 110-pounders on the upper deck and twenty 68-pounders on the main deck behind armour. Firing tests carried out in
September 1861 against an armoured target, however,
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Ironclad is the all-encompassing term for armored warships of this period. Armoured frigates were basically designed for the same role as traditional wooden frigates, but this later changed as the size and expense of these ships forced them to be used in the line of
658:. The two 8-inch guns were mounted on the quarterdeck where they could be fought in all weathers and four 7-inch guns were also fitted on the upper deck. The remaining twelve 7-inch guns were carried on the main deck. The shell of the 15-
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weighed 175 pounds (79.4 kg) while the gun itself weighed 9 long tons (9.1 t). It had a muzzle velocity of 1,410 ft/s (430 m/s) and was credited with the ability to penetrate a nominal 9.6 inches (244 mm) of
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the belt was closed off by 4.5-inch transverse bulkheads at each end at lower deck level. The armour extended to 5 feet 8 inches (1.7 m) below the waterline. The main deck was protected by a
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294,000 to build, including a payment of £35,000 to her builders who had underestimated their costs. She served with the
Channel Fleet until 1867, when she was paid off to be re-armed and to refit.
711:, it was 4.5-inch thick for a length of 216 feet and tapered to a thickness of 2.5 inches (64 mm) to the ends of the ship. The armour was backed by 18 inches (460 mm) of
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weighed 6.5 long tons (6.6 t) and fired a 112 pounds (50.8 kg) shell. It was credited with the nominal ability to penetrate 7.7-inch (196 mm) armour.
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She formed part of the
Southern Reserve Fleet between 1868 until 1886; during this time her only military activity occurred when she was detailed to service in the
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proved that the 110-pounder was inferior to the 68-pounder smoothbore gun in armour penetration and repeated incidents of breech explosions during the
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of 11.25°, a maximum range of 4,000 yards (3,700 m). The 110-pounder gun weighed 9,520 pounds (4,318 kg). All of the guns could fire both
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of the 68-pounder gun weighed approximately 68 pounds (30.8 kg) while the gun itself weighed 10,640 pounds (4,826 kg). The gun had a
698:, 4.5 inches (114 mm) thick, that covered 216 feet (65.8 m) amidships and left the bow and stern unprotected. To protect against
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was assigned as Queen
Victoria's guard ship nearly every summer during this period when the Queen, and her family, were in residence in
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installed when she conducted the first trials of the new equipment for the Royal Navy. The ship was sold for scrap in 1905.
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in 1886 and remained there, partly dismantled, until 1900 when she briefly became part of the torpedo school
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570:(22.89 km/h; 14.22 mph). The ship carried 450 long tons (460 t) of coal, enough to steam 800
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of 4 feet 6 inches (1.4 m). While handy in manoeuvering, they rolled quite badly.
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was rearmed during her 1867–1868 refit with sixteen 7-inch and two 8-inch (203 mm)
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in 1867 to refit and be re-armed. Upon recommissioning in 1868, she was assigned as the
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under the command of
Admiral Hornsby during the Russian war scare of June–August 1878.
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in 1863–1864 caused the navy to withdraw the gun from service shortly afterwards.
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Reserve in the southern district until 1886. She usually served as
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and twenty-four 68-pounders. The breech-loading guns were a new design from
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was the first
British ironclad to have her machinery made by her builders.
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on the upper deck. This was modified during construction to four rifled
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guard ship when the sovereign was resident at her vacation home on the
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Jones, Colin (1996). "Entente
Cordiale, 1865". In McLean, David &
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on 26 September 1862 and commissioned on 22 February 1864. She cost
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provided steam to the engine at a working pressure of 22
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in 1861. Upon completion in 1864, she was assigned to the
450:-class ironclads, like their immediate predecessors, the
457:, were designed as smaller and cheaper versions of the
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armoured frigates. They were modified versions of the
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driving a single 20-foot (6.1 m) propeller. Six
731:on 8 March 1861 by Robert Napier and Sons at their
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757:featured at the Naval Review at Spithead in 1878.
483:of 56 feet 5 inches (17.2 m) and a
1023:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
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707:of armour that ran the full length of the ship.
434:in 1900 as a storage ship before being sold for
1202:Victorian-era battleships of the United Kingdom
990:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
475:was 280 feet 2 inches (85.4 m)
1067:Warrior: Restoring the World's First Ironclad
528:horizontal return connecting rod steam engine
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574:(1,500 km; 920 mi) at full speed.
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487:of 26 feet (7.9 m). The ship was 300
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215:280 ft 2 in (85.4 m)
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223:56 ft 5 in (17.2 m)
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318:110 pdr (7 in (178 mm))
16:British lead ship of Hector-class
690:-class ships had a wrought-iron
345:rifled muzzle-loading (RML) guns
321:rifled breech-loading (RBL) guns
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766:Particular Service Squadron
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374:: 4.5 in (114 mm)
281:(22 km/h; 14 mph)
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984:Ballard, G. A., Admiral
622:Battles for Shimonoseki
351:8 in (203 mm)
231:26 ft (7.9 m)
1187:Hector-class ironclads
1084:Parkes, Oscar (1990).
916:Lambert, pp. 86–87, 89
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532:Robert Napier and Sons
442:Design and description
98:Robert Napier and Sons
39:Brassey's Naval Annual
988:The Black Battlefleet
943:Ballard, pp. 165, 244
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562:on 23 February 1864,
1192:Ships built in Govan
970:Ballard, pp. 158–159
877:Ballard, pp. 246–247
593:The armament of the
552:indicated horsepower
1086:British Battleships
925:Ballard, pp. 156–57
797:wireless telegraphy
613:breech-loading guns
526:had one 2-cylinder
60:United Kingdom
1069:. London: Conway.
886:Parkes, pp. 30, 33
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513:metacentric height
37:Line drawing from
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122:8 March 1861
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759:The Graphic
700:raking fire
610:110-pounder
255:1 shaft, 1
239:3,256
1197:1862 ships
1181:Categories
977:References
782:Portsmouth
739:. She was
676:7-inch gun
663:8-inch gun
642:solid shot
633:solid shot
606:chase guns
560:sea trials
558:). During
542:(152
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491:(300
416:guard ship
404:Royal Navy
336:From 1868:
330:smoothbore
298:Complement
252:Propulsion
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1006:cite book
824:Footnotes
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709:Amidships
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546:; 2
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489:long tons
438:in 1905.
390:lead ship
372:Bulkheads
312:As built:
289:800
263:Sail plan
201:long tons
162:Sold for
154:1867–1868
135:Completed
119:Laid down
1046:(eds.).
986:(1980).
778:paid off
741:launched
733:shipyard
624:and the
589:Armament
530:made by
412:paid off
388:was the
306:Armament
127:Launched
76:Namesake
1150:Valiant
816:battle.
719:Service
694:armour
660:calibre
536:boilers
466:Defence
460:Warrior
453:Defence
392:of the
269:-rigged
228:Draught
114:294,000
94:Builder
86:Ordered
47:History
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682:Armour
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652:Hector
595:Hector
583:barque
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564:Hector
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505:engine
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325:20 ×
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