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HMS Penelope (1867)

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covered her entire length. It was 6 inches (152 mm) thick amidships, backed by 10–11 inches (254–279 mm) of wood, and thinned to 5 inches towards the ends of the ship. It had a total height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.7 m), of which 4 feet (1.2 m) was below water and
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1 foot 6 inches (0.5 m) above. The sides of the 68-foot-long (20.7 m) box battery were also 6 inches thick, and its ends were protected by 4.5-inch (114 mm)
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under command of Captain St George Caulfield D'Arcy-Irvine when the Anglo-Egyptian War began, and her shallow draught caused her to be sent to Egypt. Upon arrival in
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and a sail area of 18,250 square feet (1,695 m). Her speed under sail alone was only 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph). Her shallow draught gave her a
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mobilised during the Russian war scare of June–August 1878. On 18 January 1881, she was driven from her moorings at Harwich and ran aground in the
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of 50 feet (15.2 m). She had a draught of 15 feet 9 inches (4.8 m) forward and 17 feet 4 inches (5.3 m) aft.
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Goodrich, Caspar F (Lt Cdr), Report of the British Naval and Military Operations In Egypt 1882, Navy Department, Washington, 1885, p.30
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during the battle. The ship was only lightly damaged by Egyptian shells, with eight men wounded, one eight-inch gun damaged and one
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at Harwich until 1882, which included summer cruises in company with the rest of the reserve fleet. On 7 January 1876, the
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was converted to a prison hulk and then sold for scrap on 12 July 1912 for the price of £1,650. The ship was broken up at
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returned home after the war for a further five years' service at Harwich. She was paid off in 1887, refitted, and sent to
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Roberts, John (1979). "Great Britain and Empire Forces". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.).
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to be a ship of unusually shallow draught, possibly in light of the operations in the shallow
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forced a very unusual shape to the stern, which unintentionally greatly increased
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on 1 July 1868. She carried a maximum of 500 tons of coal, enough to steam 1,360
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196,789 and served in the Channel Fleet until June 1869. She was then
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The shallow-draught requirement forced Barnaby to build her with twin
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ran into her at Harwich, causing minor damage. She was part of the
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Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History
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was the ship closest to the Egyptian forts and fired 231
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of 6-inch armour, also closed off by 4.5-inch bulkheads.
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was mobilised as tensions with Russia rose during the
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Warrior to Dreadnought: Warship Development 1860–1905
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She had a complement of 350 officers and 1849: 1835: 1827: 1398: 1384: 1376: 1859:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1881 1315:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. 1080:. No. 9270. London. 8 January 1876. 19:For other ships with the same name, see 1407:Ironclad warships of the United Kingdom 890: 1332:Directory of the World's Capital Ships 1291: 1171: 1091:"Extraordinary Gale & Snowstorm". 27: 1017: 1015: 996: 994: 992: 990: 988: 960: 958: 956: 954: 914: 912: 679:, one in the stern and two under the 569:). The ship reached a speed of 12.76 557:with a working pressure of 30.5  97: 7: 1191:. Barnsley, UK: Chatham Publishing. 944: 942: 504:The ship was 260 feet (79.2 m) 344:RBL 20-pdr 3.75 in (95 mm) 825:needing to be replaced. She became 673:5-inch (127 mm) Armstrong guns 465:Right elevation and half-plan from 429:of 1877–78 and participated in the 2388:Maritime incidents in January 1881 2383:Maritime incidents in January 1876 14: 1278:. Stroud, UK: The History Press. 241:16 ft 9 in (5.1 m) 1133:"Latest Shipping Intelligence". 778:on 27 June 1868 for the cost of 656:was concentrated amidships in a 99: 31: 16:British central-battery ironclad 1349:Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). 668:armour. The ship mounted three 409:before she was assigned to the 363:: 6–5 in (152–127 mm) 1353:. London: Chatham Publishing. 1334:. New York: Hippocrene Books. 1: 2363:Battleships of the Royal Navy 1330:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). 2368:Ships built in Pembroke Dock 836:when the British seized the 636:of 2.7 feet (0.8 m) at 620:in a wind like a tea tray". 964:Winfield & Lyon, p. 250 866:, sustaining minor damage. 796:Particular Service Squadron 670:rifled breech-loading (RBL) 651:rifled muzzle-loading (RML) 506:long between perpendiculars 437:of 1882. The ship became a 375:: 4.5 in (114 mm) 335:RBL 5 in (127 mm) 326:RML 8 in (203 mm) 294:(22 km/h; 14 mph) 221:260 ft (79.2 m) ( 2404: 855:was run into by the steam 741:, named after the wife of 734:under sail by Henry Morgan 449:in 1897. She was sold for 338:rifled breech-loading guns 329:rifled muzzle-loading guns 18: 2328: 1804: 1717:Coastal defence ironclads 1484:Central battery ironclads 1237:. Conway Maritime Press. 1076:"Shipping Intelligence". 654:8-inch (203 mm) guns 649:s main armament of eight 431:Bombardment of Alexandria 369:: 6 in (152 mm) 196: 92: 45: 30: 1187:Brown, David K. (1997). 391:central-battery ironclad 233:50 ft (15.2 m) 1209:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 1152:Ballard, G. A., Admiral 757:by the wife of the new 753:on 4 September and was 722:Construction and career 413:in 1869 and became the 197:General characteristics 2122:Koning der Nederlanden 759:captain-superintendent 735: 470: 467:Brassey's Naval Annual 411:First Reserve Squadron 1156:The Black Battlefleet 729: 464: 1811:Single ship of class 1066:Phillips, pp. 187–88 1048:Colledge, pp. 263–64 1009:Parkes, pp. 114, 117 973:Ballard, pp. 197–198 936:Ballard, pp. 246–247 805:In 1882, she was at 575:indicated horsepower 1415:Broadside ironclads 1257:British Battleships 1039:Silverstone, p. 256 768:, on 18 June 1867. 445:in 1888 and then a 1609:Barbette ironclads 882:, Italy, in 1914. 851:On 11 March 1883, 776:Devonport Dockyard 736: 634:metacentric height 471: 435:Anglo-Egyptian War 2350: 2349: 1824: 1823: 1360:978-1-86176-032-6 1285:978-0-7509-5214-9 1222:978-1-86176-281-8 774:was completed at 761:of the dockyard, 747:Pembroke Dockyard 483:Nathaniel Barnaby 475:chief constructor 427:Russo-Turkish War 381: 380: 144:Pembroke Dockyard 64:Succeeded by 2395: 2343: 2336: 2320: 2314: 2308: 2302: 2296: 2290: 2284: 2278: 2272: 2266: 2260: 2254: 2248: 2242: 2236: 2230: 2224: 2217: 2211: 2205: 2186: 2180: 2174: 2168: 2162: 2155: 2149: 2143: 2137: 2131: 2125: 2119: 2113: 2107: 2101: 2095: 2089: 2082: 2076: 2073:Queen of Nations 2070: 2064: 2058: 2052: 2046: 2040: 2034: 2028: 2021: 2015: 2009: 2003: 1997: 1991: 1985: 1979: 1973: 1967: 1961: 1955: 1949: 1943: 1937: 1931: 1925: 1919: 1913: 1907: 1901: 1895: 1889: 1883: 1877: 1861: 1851: 1844: 1837: 1828: 1634:Turret ironclads 1400: 1393: 1386: 1377: 1372: 1345: 1326: 1314: 1303: 1297: 1289: 1270: 1248: 1226: 1202: 1183: 1177: 1169: 1139: 1138: 1130: 1124: 1121: 1115: 1112: 1106: 1103: 1097: 1096: 1088: 1082: 1081: 1073: 1067: 1064: 1058: 1057:Phillips, p. 187 1055: 1049: 1046: 1040: 1037: 1031: 1028: 1022: 1019: 1010: 1007: 1001: 998: 983: 980: 974: 971: 965: 962: 949: 946: 937: 934: 928: 925: 919: 916: 907: 904: 898: 895: 842:troop transports 648: 549:three-cylinder, 415:coast guard ship 164:4 September 1865 107: 104: 103: 102: 35: 28: 2403: 2402: 2398: 2397: 2396: 2394: 2393: 2392: 2353: 2352: 2351: 2346: 2339: 2332: 2324: 2323: 2312: 2311: 2300: 2299: 2288: 2287: 2276: 2275: 2264: 2263: 2252: 2251: 2240: 2239: 2228: 2227: 2215: 2214: 2203: 2202: 2195:Other incidents 2190: 2189: 2178: 2177: 2166: 2165: 2153: 2152: 2141: 2140: 2129: 2128: 2117: 2116: 2105: 2104: 2093: 2092: 2080: 2079: 2068: 2067: 2056: 2055: 2044: 2043: 2032: 2031: 2019: 2018: 2007: 2006: 1995: 1994: 1983: 1982: 1971: 1970: 1959: 1958: 1947: 1946: 1935: 1934: 1923: 1922: 1911: 1910: 1899: 1898: 1887: 1886: 1875: 1874: 1862: 1857: 1855: 1825: 1820: 1800: 1759: 1711: 1628: 1603: 1478: 1409: 1404: 1361: 1348: 1342: 1329: 1323: 1306: 1290: 1286: 1273: 1267: 1251: 1245: 1231:Lambert, Andrew 1229: 1223: 1207:Colledge, J. 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Index

HMS Penelope

HMS Bellerophon
HMS Hercules
Penelope
Pembroke Dockyard
£
scrap
long tons
t
pp
boilers
ihp
kW
horizontal-return connecting-rod steam engines
Ship-rigged
knots
nmi
RML 8 in (203 mm)
rifled muzzle-loading guns
RBL 5 in (127 mm)
rifled breech-loading guns
RBL 20-pdr 3.75 in (95 mm)
saluting guns
Waterline belt
Box battery
Bulkheads
central-battery ironclad
Royal Navy
corvette

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