Ironclads

HMS Hercules

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.

Ironclads | Ships

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.