Ironclads

HMS Warrior, 1860

Class Ironclad Frigate

Built 1860

Speed 14 to 15 Knots

Weight 9,000 tons

Dimensions 420 feet long, 58 foot beam

Armament 26 x 68pounders, 10 x 100 pounders, 4 x 40 pounders

Fate Sold 1885

Notes On August 1st 1861, HMS Warrior was the first iron battleship commissioned into the Royal Navy. It was actually built in response to the French iron battleship La Gloire which had entered French service a year earlier. Additionally, the American Civil War was showing what Ironclads and Iron battleships could accomplish so the British were keen to stay ahead technologically. Her design revolutionised the naval arms race. In 1867 she was rearmed with 7" RML guns.

Ironclads | Ships

Class	Ironclad Frigate
Built	1860
Speed	14 to 15 Knots
Weight	9,000 tons
Dimensions	420 feet long, 58 foot beam
Armament	26 x 68pounders, 10 x 100 pounders, 4 x 40 pounders
Fate	Sold 1885
Notes	On August 1st 1861, HMS Warrior was the first iron battleship commissioned into the Royal Navy. It was actually built in response to the French iron battleship La Gloire which had entered French service a year earlier. Additionally, the American Civil War was showing what Ironclads and Iron battleships could accomplish so the British were keen to stay ahead technologically. Her design revolutionised the naval arms race. In 1867 she was rearmed with 7" RML guns.