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Class | Ironclad Battleship |
Built | 1868 |
Speed | 14.7 Knots |
Length | 325 ft |
Weight | 8,677 tons |
Armament | Eight 10-inch muzzle-loading rifles, Two 9-inch muzzle-loading rifles, Four 7-inch muzzle-loading rifles |
Stations | Channel Squadron 1868 - 1874 Mediterranean 1875 - 1878 Guard Ship 1878 - 1881 Reserve Fleet 1881 - 1904 |
Fate | Name changed to Calcutta, served as depot ship at Gibraltar until 1914. Then became an artificers' training establishment at Portsmouth under the name of Fishgard II. Broken up in 1932. |
Notes | She was the first warship to mount a main armament of 10-inch (250 mm) calibre guns. |
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