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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. |
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