HMS Hercules (1868)
HMS Hercules painted by Henry J. Morgan in 1869. | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Hercules |
| Namesake | Hercules |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down | 1 February 1866 |
| Launched | 10 February 1868 |
| Completed | 21 November 1868 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1932 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 325 ft (99 m) |
| Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
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| Propulsion | One-shaft Penn trunk engine, 7,178 ihp (5,353 kW) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship, sail area 49,400 sq ft (4,590 m2) |
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| Complement | 638 |
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| Armour |
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HMS Hercules was a central-battery ironclad of the Royal Navy in the Victorian era, and was the first warship to mount a main armament of 10-inch (250 mm) calibre guns.