Ironclads

HMS Temeraire, 1878

Class Ironclad (Barbette)

Built 1876

Speed 14.7 Knots

Weight 8,540 tons

Dimensions 285 feet long, 62 foot beam, 27 foot draught

Armament 4 x 11 inch guns, 4 x 10 inch guns

Crew 580

Fate She was paid off in 1901, but she still had a varied career left for her. In 1902 she became a depot ship. In 1904 she was renamed Indus II and became a training ship. In 1915, she was renamed again as the Akbar and became a reformatory ship. She was finally sold off in 1921.

Notes HMS Temeraire was the Royal Navy's first Barbette ironclad. She saw action at Alexandria in 1882, when she silenced Fort Mex and helped attack Fort Pharos and Fort Moncrieff. One of her landing parties also saw action at Tel-el-Kebir and at Khartoum.

Ironclads | Ships

Class	Ironclad (Barbette)
Built	1876
Speed	14.7 Knots
Weight	8,540 tons
Dimensions	285 feet long, 62 foot beam, 27 foot draught
Armament	4 x 11 inch guns, 4 x 10 inch guns
Crew	580
Fate	She was paid off in 1901, but she still had a varied career left for her. In 1902 she became a depot ship. In 1904 she was renamed Indus II and became a training ship. In 1915, she was renamed again as the Akbar and became a reformatory ship. She was finally sold off in 1921.
Notes	HMS Temeraire was the Royal Navy's first Barbette ironclad. She saw action at Alexandria in 1882, when she silenced Fort Mex and helped attack Fort Pharos and Fort Moncrieff. One of her landing parties also saw action at Tel-el-Kebir and at Khartoum.