Frigates

HMS Royal Oak, 1867

Class Ironclad Frigate

Built Chatham, 1862

Speed 13.5 Knots

Stations Mediterranean 1863 - 1867
Channel Squadron 1867-9
Mediterranean 1869 - 1871

Fate Sold 1885

Notes HMS Royal Oak was the first British Ironclad in the Mediterrenean Sea. The square rig in the picture was added in 1866. The ship was present at the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869.

Frigates | Ships

Class	Ironclad Frigate
Built	Chatham, 1862
Speed	13.5 Knots
Stations	Mediterranean 1863 - 1867 Channel Squadron 1867-9 Mediterranean 1869 - 1871
Fate	Sold 1885
Notes	HMS Royal Oak was the first British Ironclad in the Mediterrenean Sea. The square rig in the picture was added in 1866. The ship was present at the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869.