HMS Temeraire (1876)
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HMS Temeraire was an ironclad battleship of the Victorian Royal Navy which was unique in that she carried her main armament partly in the traditional broadside battery, and partly in barbettes on the upper deck.
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Name | HMS Temeraire |
Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
Laid down | 18 August 1873 |
Launched | 9 May 1876 |
Completed | 31 August 1877 |
Fate | Broken up, 26 May 1921 |
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Type | Battleship |
Displacement | 8,540 long tons (8,677 t) |
Length | 285 ft (87 m) |
Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
Draught | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) |
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Sail plan | Brig-rigged, sail area 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m2) |
Speed | 14.65 knots (16.86 mph; 27.13 km/h) |
Complement | 580 |
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