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HMS Royal Sovereign |
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HMS Royal Sovereign Laid Down : 17th December 1849 Launched : 25th April 1857 Completed : 8th March 1864 Type : Battleship Class : Builder : Portsmouth Country : UK Sequence : This is the 6th ship with this name. Pennants : Fate : SOLD FOR B/U 1885 |
HMS Royal Sovereign, the first turret ship in the Royal Navy to see service. Built at Portsmouth Dockyard and Launched 25th April 1857 and completed 20th August 1864. She was converted to a turret ship during building as she was meant to be a 3 three decker, she was strengthened to carry the turrets. she was a good sea boat but was quick to roll initially aimed to be a coastal defence ship she had a larger draught which made her not suitable for this roll. Displacement: 5080 tons Speed: 11 Knots, Crew 300 Armament: Five 10.5 inch SB Guns |
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HMS Royal Sovereign, 1864. |
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Last edited : 15:43, October 12, 2012
By : DataStream
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