Duncan-class ship of the line (1859)
HMS Duncan, Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1865 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Duncan class |
| Operators | Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Conqueror class |
| Succeeded by | Bulwark class |
| Built | 1855–1861 |
| In service | 1863–1870 |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Scrapped | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Duncan class |
| Type | 101-gun screw two-decker |
| Displacement | 5,950 long tons |
| Tons burthen | 3,715 Builder's Old Measurement |
| Length |
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| Beam | 58 ft 0 in (17.68 m) extreme |
| Draught | Gibraltar (not masted or stores) 18 ft 0 in (5.49 m) forward, 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) aft |
| Depth of hold | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 800 nhp |
| Sail plan |
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| Speed |
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| Complement | 930 |
| Armament |
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| Notes | Source: Lambert Battleships in Transition |
The Duncan class of 101-gun two-decker steam line-of-battle ships are considered by Professor Andrew Lambert to have been the "final statement of the British design progress" for steam two-deckers. The class consisted of HMS Duncan and HMS Gibraltar. The Bulwark class had identical hulls. HMS Gibraltar was the last wooden steam line-of-battleship to commission as a private ship in the Royal Navy.