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Class | Minotaur |
Type | Broadside Ironclad |
Built | 1867 |
Speed | 14.8 Knots |
Weight | 10,600 tons |
Dimensions | 400 feet long, 59.5 foot beam, 27.75 foot draught |
Armament | 4 x 9 inch MLR, 24 x 7 inch Muzzle Loading Rifles, 8 x 24pdr Smoothbore Guns |
Crew | 800 |
Fate | She became a coal hulk in 1908 and served in this capacity up until 1960. |
Notes | This five masted Iron Screw Ship was the flagship in the 1878 Dardanelles Expedition. |
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