Conqueror-class ironclad

HMS Conqueror circa. 1886
Class overview
BuildersChatham Dockyard
Built18791886
In commission18871908
Completed2
General characteristics
Displacement
  • Conqueror: 6,200 tons
  • Hero: 6,440 tons
Length
  • 270 ft (82.3 m) p/p
  • 288 ft (87.8 m) o/a
Beam58 ft (18 m)
Draught23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Installed power4,500 ihp (3,400 kW)
Propulsion2-shaft inverted compound engines
Speed14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement330 men
Armament
Armour
  • Belt: 12 inches tapering to 8 inches
  • Citadel: 12 inches to 10.5 inches
  • Turret: 14 inches face, 12 inches sides
  • Conning tower: 12 inches to 6 inches
  • Bulkhead: 11 inches
  • Deck: 2.5 inches to 1.25 inches (32 mm)

The Conqueror class battleships were ironclad warships which served in the Victorian Royal Navy, and whose main weapon was designed to be the ram.