Victoria (Victoria Class)


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Laid down 23rd April 1885
Launched 9th April 1887
Completed N/A
Commissioned 9th March 1890
Fate Sunk:
22nd June 1893 off Tripoli
Builders Armstrong, Elswick
United Kingdom
Complement 432
Dimensions
Displacement 10470 tons std
11020 tons max
Dimensions 363' x 70'
Draught 26' 6"
Armament
Main guns 2 x 16.25" (1 x 2)
Secondary guns 1 x 10"
Torpedo tubes 4 x 14"
Other weapons 12 x 6" (12 x 1)
12 x 6pdr (12 x 1)
12 x 3pdr (12 x 1)
Countermeasures None
Armour Belt: 18" compound on 7" teak
Deck: 3"
Turrets: 17"
C.T.: 2" - 14"
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 8 x cylindrical 135psi boilers
2 x Humphreys vertical triple expansion
Power output 8000ihp
Speed 17kts
Shafts 2
Range 7000NM @ 10kts
Fuel 1000 tons coal

Victoria was rammed and sunk by Camperdown, with the loss of Vice Admiral Tryon and 357 of the crew.

Last altered : 3rd July 1999

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