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Class | Ironclad |
Laid Down | 30th January 1867 |
Launched | 27th March 1869 |
Commissioned | 30th April 1870 |
Speed | 5.2 Knots |
Weight | 7767 tons |
Dimensions | 320' x 53' 3" x 24' 10" 97.54m x 16.23m x 7.57m |
Armament | 4 x 12" MLR (2 x 2), 2 x 7" MLR |
Fate | Sank on 7th September 1870 |
Notes | HMS Captain should have been a landmark design for the RN incorporating an armoured, rotating turret on an ironclad base. However, the ship was built with too much weight and it capsized shortly after its trials with the loss of 480 men - including the captain and designer. |
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