Ironclads

HMS Dreadnought, 1888

Class Dreadnought

Type Turret Ship

Built 1879

Speed 14.5 Knots

Weight 10,820 tons

Armament 4 x 12.5 inch guns in two twin turrets

Crew 369

Fate She was sold in 1908 and broken up in Barrow and Preston

Notes This ship was originally to be called the Fury. Instead, the design was improved complete with artificial ventilation and 14 inch thick continuous armour. She spent ten years in the Mediterranean 1884 - 1894 and had HRH Prince Louis of Battenburg and HRH Prince George of Wales serve on her. The troopship behind Dreadnought in the picture is the Serapis.

Ironclads | Ships

Class	Dreadnought
Type	Turret Ship
Built	1879
Speed	14.5 Knots
Weight	10,820 tons
Armament	4 x 12.5 inch guns in two twin turrets
Crew	369
Fate	She was sold in 1908 and broken up in Barrow and Preston
Notes	This ship was originally to be called the Fury. Instead, the design was improved complete with artificial ventilation and 14 inch thick continuous armour. She spent ten years in the Mediterranean 1884 - 1894 and had HRH Prince Louis of Battenburg and HRH Prince George of Wales serve on her. The troopship behind Dreadnought in the picture is the Serapis.