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1807:Lalla Rookh
1586:Dreadnought
1572:Devastation
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902:breaking-up
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885:Bellerophon
863:Bellerophon
833:Bellerophon
811:Bellerophon
796:Nova Scotia
785:Bellerophon
770:Bellerophon
754:Bellerophon
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685:Bellerophon
631:Bellerophon
578:Bellerophon
563:Bellerophon
559:ship rigged
548:Bellerophon
508:Bellerophon
498:Bellerophon
470:Bellerophon
455:Bellerophon
409:Bellerophon
291:1,500
263:Ship rigged
251:1 shaft, 1
239:6,521
172:"Old Billy"
169:Nickname(s)
78:Bellerophon
68:Bellerophon
36:Bellerophon
2185:1865 ships
2174:Categories
1795:Northfleet
1782:Shipwrecks
1593:Inflexible
1422:Enterprise
1388:Lord Clyde
1144:References
869:steamship
643:forecastle
593:chase guns
540:sea trials
526:(186
488:Propulsion
418:Royal Navy
300:Complement
248:Propulsion
137:March 1866
2108:HMS
2097:Virginius
2061:King Orry
2047:USS
2012:Caledonia
2010:HMS
1997:HMS
1949:Virginius
1937:Loch Earn
1877:Ironsides
1855:Ironsides
1831:Stornoway
1732:Cancelled
1696:Abyssinia
1669:Conqueror
1621:Trafalgar
1533:Temeraire
1513:Belleisle
1499:Alexandra
1485:Swiftsure
1478:Audacious
1381:Royal Oak
1173:cite book
1133:The Times
928:Footnotes
894:Indus III
877:Flamsteed
872:Flamsteed
837:HMS
835:relieved
829:poop deck
744:HMS
728:HMS
704:bulkheads
700:waterline
689:waterline
530:; 2
390:Bulkheads
359:carriages
259:Sail plan
180:Sold for
146:Indus III
126:Completed
110:Laid down
2134:Arapiles
2085:Numancia
2049:Powhatan
1999:Alacrity
1913:Meridian
1901:Ismailia
1862:26 Sep:
1819:Atlantic
1689:Cerberus
1680:Monitors
1648:Scorpion
1614:Victoria
1607:Colossus
1471:Hercules
1464:Penelope
1429:Favorite
1415:Research
1367:Minotaur
1360:Achilles
1189:(2003).
1153:(1980).
820:Minotaur
758:Dockyard
649:. Eight
647:head sea
627:ironclad
573:Armament
514:made by
308:Armament
274:14
161:Stricken
118:Launched
105:ÂŁ356,493
74:Namesake
2105:24 Nov:
2093:30 Oct:
2081:19 Oct:
2069:13 Oct:
2044:24 Aug:
2024:Tynwald
2020:15 Jun:
2007:15 Jun:
1957:30 Dec:
1945:26 Dec:
1933:28 Nov:
1921:22 Nov:
1909:c. Oct:
1897:c. Oct:
1885:18 Oct:
1873:15 Oct:
1851:29 Aug:
1839:20 Jul:
1791:22 Jan:
1710:Cyclops
1703:Glatton
1655:Hotspur
1579:Neptune
1565:Captain
1558:Monarch
1539:Admiral
1443:Repulse
1436:Zealous
1346:Defence
1339:Warrior
898:Bo'ness
881:Blimani
859:Bermuda
850:in the
792:Halifax
762:Chatham
730:Warrior
673:torpedo
663:and 12
608:calibre
520:boilers
482:draught
463:Warrior
378:Battery
357:torpedo
228:Draught
148:in 1904
142:Renamed
92:Builder
84:Ordered
44:History
2158:1874 â
2151:â 1872
2118:5 Dec:
2057:1 Sep:
2032:8 Aug:
1994:3 Jun:
1982:5 Feb:
1961:TetuĂĄn
1827:7 Jun:
1815:1 Apr:
1803:3 Mar:
1662:Rupert
1506:Superb
1492:Sultan
1450:Pallas
1353:Hector
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800:Canada
708:strake
680:Armour
651:4-inch
620:muzzle
589:7-inch
582:9-inch
532:kgf/cm
440:, the
412:was a
366:Armour
212:Length
908:Notes
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544:knots
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337:10 Ă
319:10 Ă
288:Range
269:Speed
182:scrap
2130:Unk:
1600:Ajax
1266:ISBN
1237:ISBN
1218:ISBN
1195:ISBN
1179:link
1159:ISBN
900:for
766:Kent
752:HMS
716:teak
712:deck
692:belt
567:gale
478:beam
468:HMS
407:HMS
396:Deck
372:Belt
349:6 Ă
343:4 Ă
332:1885
325:5 Ă
314:1866
220:Beam
194:Type
177:Fate
164:1914
102:Cost
66:HMS
63:Name
34:HMS
857:of
760:in
694:of
552:nmi
528:kPa
524:psi
303:650
293:nmi
241:ihp
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