894:
1088:
502:"presented a very different appearance from the Baroque splendour of the early Eighteenth Century, with their regular outline bereft of almost all embellishment beyond the elliptical stern gallery and the figurehead and painted in the severe black and white bands of the era. These were the most striking and intimidating of all wooden warships, replacing elegance with majesty. As such they were fitting precursors for the industrial architecture of the iron-clads."
1542:
1530:
34:
460:
ships, from their greater length and finer lines, reached higher speeds they did so at the expense of the facility and precision of their response to the helm. New ships such as the
902:
1048:
27 July 1881 – 31 December 1881: Commanded (until paying off at
Sheerness) by Captain John D'Arcy, Sheerness (replaced by the Naval Barracks at Sheerness, renamed
1592:
938:
10 September 1867 – 28 February 1870: Commanded (until paying off) by
Captain Charles Fellowes, Coast Guard, Leith (and flagship of Commodore of
1587:
1015:
1506:
1471:
1437:
893:
1546:
926:
991:
939:
1103:
8 September 1863 – December 1864: Commanded (from commissioning at
Plymouth) by Captain James Charles Prevost, Mediterranean Fleet.
1582:
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1456:
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were considered slow in their stays. This lack of handiness was emphasised by their operating in company with older ships such the
1534:
526:
79:
369:
92:
1087:
1106:
December 1864 – 12 January 1867: Commanded (until paying off at
Plymouth) by Captain Robert Coote, Mediterranean Fleet.
911:
6 January 1864: Commanded by
Captain Robert Gibson, flagship of Vice-Admiral James Hope, North America and West Indies.
518:
475:
440:, combined a measure of speed under sail or steam with similar manoeuvring powers to the sailing ships. This persuaded
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178:
1496:
360:
to have been the "final statement of the
British design progress" for steam two-deckers. The class consisted of HMS
33:
1055:
In 1890 she was
Chatham. Machinery probably removed. That year she was listed as harbour service and renamed
1096:
1008:
849:
426:
412:
1040:
1034:
922:
as second captain from 1 April 1866 to Spring 1867, for special service as Naval Attaché in
Washington.
1021:
1 January 1879 – 27 July 1881: Commanded by
Captain Thomas Baker Martin Sulivan, Sheerness. Tenders:
468:
445:
1076:
11 October 1910 On closure of the "Tenedos" establishment, sold for breaking up at London for £7,525.
1028:
967:
930:
510:
435:
406:
401:, which was ordered and laid down in 1851 and was "the first ship that can be directly attributed to
43:
995:
441:
402:
319:
977:
947:
461:
451:
1109:
1871 onwards: Lent to the
Belfast Training Ship Committee as training ship for boys in Belfast.
1502:
1485:
1467:
1452:
1433:
814:
328:
1022:
961:
821:
1183:
Auckland to Napier, 25 October 1857, Napier Mss, National Maritime Museum reference NAP/1
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856:
482:
357:
273:
Mizzen mast: 51 ft 6 in (15.70 m)ft × 0 ft 27 in (0.69 m)
1498:
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1817–1863: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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915:
270:
Fore mast: 61 ft 0 in (18.59 m)ft × 0 ft 37 in (0.94 m)
267:
Main mast: 67 ft 0 in (20.42 m)ft × 0 ft 40 in (1.02 m)
217:
18 ft 0 in (5.49 m) forward, 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) aft
17:
1070:
457:
908:
10 February 1862: Reduction in the number of guns carried in peacetime to 89.
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255:
1567:
1562:
1307:
1261:
1557:
1552:
1541:
1529:
1449:
Battleships in Transition, the Creation of the Steam Battlefleet 1815–1860
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1396:
1383:
1356:
1338:
1319:
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1272:
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1224:
1220:
380:
431:, which was a success as they were noticeably faster (see table below).
543:
1252:. Lambert says that she became flagship in 1865 and paid off in 1868.
450:
being drawn out to 244 feet 9 inches (74.60 m) and the
1462:
Sturton, Ian (2023). "Hidden in Plain Sight". In Jordan, John (ed.).
356:
of 101-gun two-decker steam line-of-battle ships are considered by
1086:
892:
379:
was the last wooden steam line-of-battleship to commission as a
1399:. Note Lambert says 1871, whereas the online history says 1872.
434:"The early steam battleships, such as the 230-foot (70 m)
288:
13.338 knots (24.702 km/h) trials Stokes Bay 7 August 1860
1014:
From some time in 1878 – 1 January 1879: Commanded by Captain
914:
Whilst serving on the North America and West Indies Station,
1334:
1332:
1330:
1328:
1291:. Lambert claims she became Coast Guard at Leith in 1868.
1174:
Surveyor before the Committee on Marine Engines PP859 xv p47
488:
which lacked speed, but tacked and wore far more easily.
411:, her superior qualities were developed in the succeeding
925:
15 June 1867 – 10 September 1867: Commanded by Captain
1378:
1376:
1374:
1368:
Warlow, "Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy", p.140.
1073:
training establishment for boy mechanician apprentices.
1069:, and commissioned in January 1906 as part of the new
1052:, but retained with a small crew as "saluting ship").
990:
1 April 1873 – 1 January 1875: Commanded by Captain
758:
trial speed was undertaken without masts or stores.
395:The first British steam 101-gun two-decker was the
193:
213 ft 9.25 in (65.1574 m) keel-line
1156:Lambert, "Battleships in Transition" p. 33 and 35.
1424:Dodson, Aidan (2015), "The Incredible Hulks: The
1484:, 2nd edition. Liskeard: Maritime Press, 2000.
1165:Lambert, "Battleships in Transition" p. 123–124.
1138:Lambert, "Battleships in Transition", pp 122-124
903:Royal Navy Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
1466:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. pp. 188–189.
1322:. Lambert claims she was at Sheerness 1870–90.
1219:Lambert, "Battleships in Transition", p123-4.
987:as Coast Guard, Queensferry by 20 August 1870.
929:, Coast Guard, Leith (Queensferry) (replacing
425:class were longer and broader versions of the
8:
1395:Lambert, "Battleships in Transition", p124.
1382:Lambert, "Battleships in Transition", p124.
1355:Lambert, "Battleships in Transition", p124.
1351:
1349:
1347:
1318:Lambert, "Battleships in Transition", p124.
1287:Lambert, "Battleships in Transition", p124.
1248:Lambert, "Battleships in Transition", p124.
1210:Lambert, "Battleships in Transition" p122-4.
772:The following table shows key dates for the
190:252 ft 0 in (76.81 m) overall
1277:Note the discrepancy with dates in Lambert.
1147:Lambert, "Battleships in Transition", p124.
203:58 ft 0 in (17.68 m) extreme
608:213 ft 9.25 in (65.1574 m)
1451:. London: Conway Maritime Press, 1984.
1201:Lambert, "Battleships in Transition" p67.
1192:Lambert, "Battleships in Transition" p63.
897:Monument to the 5 crew that died of HMS
778:
534:
525:
517:
509:
504:
456:to 252 feet (77 m). While the post
1428:Training Establishment and Its Ships",
1131:
492:had anticipated this problem in 1847."
327:Upper Deck: 28 × 32-pounder/42cwt, 1 ×
1482:Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy
1003:1 January 1875: Commanded by Captain
605:204 ft 10 in (62.43 m)
28:
1501:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
602:202 ft 5 in (61.70 m)
599:193 ft 3 in (58.90 m)
582:230 ft 3 in (70.18 m)
7:
622:55 ft 4 in (16.87 m)
619:55 ft 4 in (16.87 m)
616:55 ft 4 in (16.87 m)
1593:Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
942:'s Coast Guard squadron comprising
642:25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
639:24 ft 5 in (7.44 m)
633:24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
1432:, London: Conway, pp. 29–43,
225:25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
25:
405:influence. an expansion of the
1540:
1528:
421:classes of 101-gun ships." The
324:Main deck: 36 × 32-pounder/56cwt
32:
1062:1895: Receiving ship, Chatham.
1588:Ship classes of the Royal Navy
1568:Online biography John Bythesea
1262:Online biography John Bythesea
444:to try even longer hulls, the
294:12.48 knots (23.11 km/h)
1:
1123:for breaking up at Charlton.
298:trials Plymouth 17 April 1861
1558:Online History HMS Gibraltar
1518:newspaper, 11 February 1862.
1239:newspaper, 11 February 1862.
1065:September 1905: was renamed
918:was carried on the books of
1016:Thomas Bridgeman Lethbridge
1007:, flagship of Vice-Admiral
878:
875:
872:
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866:
863:
860:
843:
840:
837:
834:
831:
828:
825:
731:
715:
712:
709:
688:
672:
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655:
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547:
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1563:Online History HMS Repulse
1547:HMS Gibraltar (ship, 1860)
1308:Online History HMS Repulse
1091:Memorial to seamen of HMS
855:
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780:
706:
705:
663:
662:
646:
629:
612:
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561:
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506:
375:had identical hulls. HMS
1553:Online History HMS Duncan
1357:Online History HMS Duncan
1339:Online History HMS Duncan
1320:Online History HMS Duncan
1289:Online History HMS Duncan
1273:Online History HMS Duncan
1250:Online History HMS Duncan
808:
802:
799:
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787:
507:
342:Battleships in Transition
179:Builder's Old Measurement
141:
51:
31:
1583:Ship of the line classes
916:Captain John Bythesea VC
707:Speed under steam (kts)
636:25 ft (7.6 m)
591:252 ft (77 m)
588:240 ft (73 m)
585:238 ft (73 m)
358:Professor Andrew Lambert
161:101-gun screw two-decker
1535:HMS Duncan (ship, 1859)
1119:16 March 1899: Sold to
994:, Sheerness, replacing
625:58 ft (18 m)
142:General characteristics
1495:Winfield, Rif (2014).
1100:
1099:, Malta in August 2019
1009:George Fowler Hastings
905:
296:(not masted or stored)
215:(not masted or stores)
1409:History HMS Gibraltar
1397:History HMS Gibraltar
1384:History HMS Gibraltar
1225:History HMS Gibraltar
1090:
896:
1549:at Wikimedia Commons
1537:at Wikimedia Commons
1005:Charles Thomas Curme
992:George Willes Watson
940:John Walker Tarleton
403:Sir Baldwin Walker's
44:Halifax, Nova Scotia
1097:Ta' Braxia Cemetery
803:Last in Commission
244:(Maudslay) 3494 ihp
1221:History HMS Duncan
1101:
906:
613:Breadth (extreme)
1545:Media related to
1533:Media related to
1508:978-1-84832-169-4
1473:978-1-4728-5713-2
1439:978-1-84486-276-4
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882:
873:8 September 1863
841:28 February 1870
826:29 November 1856
806:
805:as Sea-Going Ship
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297:
216:
89:Succeeded by
18:HMS Duncan (1859)
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1369:
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1353:
1342:
1336:
1323:
1316:
1310:
1305:
1299:
1285:
1279:
1270:
1264:
1259:
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1246:
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1234:
1228:
1217:
1211:
1208:
1202:
1199:
1193:
1190:
1184:
1181:
1175:
1172:
1166:
1163:
1157:
1154:
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1139:
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876:12 January 1867
844:11 October 1910
832:3 December 1859
804:
779:
739:
732:
723:
716:
696:
689:
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673:
574:5,950 long tons
571:5,720 long tons
568:5,499 long tons
565:4,614 long tons
544:Tonnage (B.O.M.)
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867:16 August 1860
838:6 January 1864
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579:Overall length
538:class 101-guns
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318:Gun Deck: 36 ×
238:(Penn) 3428 ihp
230:Installed power
169:5,950 long tons
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958:Irresistible
957:
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901:at Halifax,
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815:
774:Duncan class
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596:Keel length
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174:Tons burthen
166:Displacement
150:
93:
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1480:Warlow, B.
1297:is suspect.
1080:Career HMS
886:Career HMS
829:2 May 1857
756:Gibraltar's
744:** – 12.48
557:3,715 tons
554:3,224 tons
551:3,200 tons
548:3,085 tons
76:Preceded by
1577:Categories
1418:References
1067:Tenedos II
822:Portsmouth
791:Laid Down
754:Note that
484:James Watt
385:Royal Navy
305:Complement
251:Propulsion
110:In service
71:Royal Navy
1516:The Times
1237:The Times
1093:Gibraltar
1082:Gibraltar
1071:"Tenedos"
1030:Porcupine
983:replaced
969:Dauntless
932:Trafalgar
857:Devonport
851:Gibraltar
794:Launched
768:Key dates
741:Gibraltar
737:– 13.338
728:– 11.912
721:– 10.806
718:Conqueror
698:Gibraltar
675:Conqueror
532:101-guns
528:Conqueror
523:101-guns
512:Agamemnon
500:Gibraltar
437:Agamemnon
428:Conqueror
414:Conqueror
408:Agamemnon
377:Gibraltar
366:Gibraltar
320:8in/65cwt
292:Gibraltar
262:Sail plan
242:Gibraltar
212:Gibraltar
126:Completed
113:1863–1870
105:1855–1861
81:Conqueror
68:Operators
1121:Castle's
1114:Grampian
1057:Pembroke
1042:Wildfire
997:Pembroke
788:Ordered
785:Builder
764:Lambert
701:– 3,494
694:– 3,428
685:– 3,103
678:– 2,812
515:91-guns
364:and HMS
313:Armament
134:Scrapped
1426:Fisgard
980:Repulse
954:Revenge
949:Donegal
797:Trials
762:Source:
725:Donegal
713:11.199
710:11.243
682:Donegal
463:Donegal
453:Bulwark
383:in the
371:Bulwark
368:. The
208:Draught
118:Planned
94:Bulwark
46:c. 1865
1505:
1488:
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1455:
1436:
1050:Duncan
985:Duncan
944:Duncan
920:Duncan
899:Duncan
888:Duncan
816:Duncan
734:Duncan
691:Duncan
670:2,136
667:2,268
536:Duncan
496:Duncan
470:Renown
447:Renown
442:Walker
423:Duncan
419:Duncan
391:Design
362:Duncan
352:Duncan
286:Duncan
236:Duncan
185:Length
177:3,715
151:Duncan
61:Duncan
40:Duncan
1295:Argus
1127:Notes
1036:Trent
1024:Hydra
974:Argus
809:Sold
782:Ship
530:class
479:, 101
465:, 101
373:class
354:class
337:Notes
280:Speed
153:class
102:Built
96:class
83:class
63:class
1503:ISBN
1486:ISBN
1468:ISBN
1453:ISBN
1434:ISBN
1039:and
978:HMS
972:and
963:Lion
659:800
656:800
653:600
650:600
498:and
486:, 91
481:and
472:, 91
467:and
458:-war
417:and
349:The
254:800
200:Beam
158:Type
57:Name
38:HMS
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308:930
256:nhp
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