Inflexible (Inflexible Class)


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Laid down February 1874
Launched April 1876
Completed N/A
Commissioned October 1881
Fate Sold for scrapping:
1903
Builders HM Dockyard, Portsmouth
United Kingdom
Complement 470
Dimensions
Displacement 10880 tons std
11880 tons max
Dimensions 344' x 75'
Draught 26' 3"
Armament
Main guns 4 x 16" MLR (2 x 2)
Secondary guns 8 x 4" (8 x 1)
Torpedo tubes 4 x 14"
Other weapons N/A
Countermeasures None
Armour Belt: 24" iron on 17" teak
Deck: 3"
Turrets: 17"
C.T.: 20" iron on 21" teak
Aircraft Facilities
Aircraft None
Flightdeck None
Hangar None
Catapults None
Arrestor system None
Aviation fuel None
Electronics Fit
Radar None
Sonar None
ECM None
Other N/A
Machinery
Engines Cylindrical 60psi boilers
Compound engines
Power output 6500ihp
Speed 13kts
Shafts 2
Range N/A
Fuel 1300 tons coal

Inflexible took part in the bombardment of Alexandria on 11th July 1882, taking one hit which caused minor damage, but killed 2 officers.

Last altered : 29th June 1999

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