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Lord Clyde-class ironclad
Photo: photographer not identified. Assumed British government. · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Ironclads · United Kingdom · 1866
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LordClyde-classironclad

Lord Clyde-class ironclad
Lord Clyde-class ironclad Photo: photographer not identified. Assumed British government. · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Origin United Kingdom
ManufacturerChatham Dockyard
CategoryIronclads
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1866–1867
Operators1 countries
Quantity2
Data Quality84%
01 / Overview
Lord Clyde-class ironclad
Category
Prime contractor
Production
1866–1867
Quantity
2
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
  • Hull Classificationwooden-hulled ironclad
  • Ship Typeironclad frigate
  • Builder / ShipyardChatham Dockyard and Pembroke Dockyard
  • Laid Down1863
  • Commissioned1866
  • Ships in Class2
  • In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
  • Light Displacement7,842 t
  • Full Load Displacement7,940 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (overall)85.34 m
  • Beam18.24 m
  • Draft8.51 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Total Complement605
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
  • PropulsionSteam Turbine
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single screw steam engine with nine rectangular boilers
  • Number of Engines1
  • Shaft Power3,400 kW
  • Shafts / Screws1
  • Top Speed12.5 kn
  • Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
  • Main Gun2 × 9-inch RML 12-ton guns; 14 × 8-inch RML 9-ton guns; 2–24 × 7-inch RML 6.5-ton guns
  • Main Gun Calibre203 mm
  • Main Gun Count2
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
  • Completed2
  • Active0
  • Under Construction0
  • Planned2
  • Cancelled0
  • Lost0
  • Retired2
  • Preserved0
◆Armour2MOD.2
  • Armour5.5-inch amidships belt and battery, 4.5-inch fore and aft, 30-inch oak backing
  • Belt Armour140 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1866Production started
  2. 1867Entered service
160
years in service
1
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
05 / MASS Score
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📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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