HMS Royal Alfred

	At Plymouth in 1867
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Royal Alfred
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	1 December 1859
Launched	15 October 1864
Completed	23 March 1867
Commissioned	January 1867
Fate	Broken up, 1885
General characteristics
Class & type	Bulwark class battleship
Displacement	6,707 long tons (6,815 t)
Length	273 ft (83 m)
Beam	58 ft 6 in (17.83 m)
Draught	23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) light; 27 ft (8.2 m) deep load;
Propulsion	Maudsley horizontal reciprocating; 3,230 ihp (2,409 kW);
Sail plan	Ship-rigged; sail area 29,200 sq ft (2,700 m2)
Speed	12.36 knots (14.22 mph; 22.89 km/h) under power; 12.3 kn (14.2 mph; 22.8 km/h) under sail;
Complement	605 plus Admiral's staff
Armament	10 × 9-inch (229 mm) muzzle-loading rifles; 8 × 7 in (180 mm) muzzle-loading rifles; 6 × 20-pounder saluting smoothbore;
Armour	Belt: 6 in (150 mm) amidships and 4 in (100 mm) fore and aft; Battery: 6 in (150 mm); Bulkheads: 4.5 in (110 mm);

HMS Royal Alfred was a central-battery ironclad frigate of the Victorian era, serving with the Royal Navy. She was half-sister to HMS Zealous and HMS Repulse.