Data Quality84%
01 / Overview
Minotaur-class ironclad
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1863–1868
Quantity
3
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull ClassificationArmoured frigate
- Ship TypeIronclad
- Laid Down1861
- Launched1863
- Commissioned1865
- Ships in Class3
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement10,690 t
- Standard Displacement10,690 t
- Full Load Displacement10,784 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)124.05 m
- Length (waterline)121.99 m
- Beam18.14 m
- Draft8.46 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement600
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Single screw steam engine with ten coal-fired fire-tube boilers
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power3,700 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed14 kn
- Cruise Speed7.5 kn
- Range1,620
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4 × 229 mm RML 9-inch 12-ton rifled muzzle-loading guns
- Main Gun Calibre229 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns24 × 178 mm RML 7-inch 6.5-ton rifled muzzle-loading guns (later ships: 22 × 203 mm RML 8-inch 9-ton)
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull MaterialIron
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed3
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned3
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired3
- Preserved0
◆Armour2MOD.2
- ArmourBelt: 114–140 mm iron; bulkheads: 140 mm iron; battery: 140 mm iron backed by 254 mm timber
- Belt Armour114 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1863Production started
- 1868Production ended
163
years in service
5
years in production
3
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
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Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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