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Victoria-class ironclad battleship
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Ironclads · United Kingdom · 1887
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Victoria-classironcladbattleship

Victoria-class ironclad battleship
Victoria-class ironclad battleship Photo: Royal Navy · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Origin United Kingdom
ManufacturerArmstrong Whitworth
CategoryIronclads
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1887–1890
Operators1 countries
Quantity2
Data Quality84%
01 / Overview
Victoria-class ironclad battleship
Category
Prime contractor
Production
1887–1890
Quantity
2
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
  • Hull Classificationironclad
  • Ship Typeironclad battleship
  • Builder / ShipyardArmstrong, Mitchell & Co.; Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company
  • Laid Down1885
  • Launched1887
  • Commissioned1890
  • Ships in Class1
  • In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
  • Light Displacement11,200 t
  • Standard Displacement11,200 t
  • Full Load Displacement11,200 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
  • Length (overall)38 m
  • Beam21.34 m
  • Draft8.84 m
  • Freeboard3.05 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Total Complement630
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
  • PropulsionSteam Turbine
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Coal-fired triple-expansion steam engines; twin screws
  • Number of Engines2
  • Shafts / Screws2
  • Top Speed30.6 kn
  • Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
  • Main Gun1 × 2 BL 16.25 inch Mk I naval gun; 1 × BL 10 inch gun Mk I - IV; 12 × BL 6 inch gun Mk III IV VI
  • Main Gun Calibre413 mm
  • Main Gun Count2
  • Secondary Guns12 × 6-pounder (2.7 kg) guns
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
  • Completed2
  • Active0
  • Under Construction0
  • Planned2
  • Cancelled0
  • Lost1
  • Retired1
  • Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
  • ArmourBelt: 457 mm; Bulkheads: 406 mm; Turrets: 432 mm; Redoubt: 457 mm; Battery screens: 152–76 mm; Conning Tower: 356–51 mm; Deck: 76 mm
  • Belt Armour457 mm
  • Deck Armour76 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1887Production started
  2. 1890Entered service
139
years in service
3
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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