HMS Victor Emmanuel (1855)
Victor Emmanuel, receiving-ship. British squadron China Station, 1897 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Victor Emmanuel |
| Ordered | 4 April 1851 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | 16 May 1853 |
| Launched | 27 February 1855 |
| Commissioned | 9 September 1858 |
| Renamed |
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| Reclassified | Hospital and receiving ship from 1873 |
| Fate | Sold, 1899 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | 91-gun second-rate Agamemnon-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 3,085 58⁄94 bm |
| Length | 230 ft 3 in (70.2 m) (overall) |
| Beam | 55 ft 4 in (16.9 m) |
| Draught | 19 ft 8 in (6.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 24 ft 6 in (7.5 m) |
| Installed power | 2,424 ihp (1,808 kW) |
| Propulsion | 1 screw; 1 single-expansion steam engine |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Speed | 10.7 knots (19.8 km/h; 12.3 mph) |
| Complement | 860 |
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HMS Victor Emmanuel was a 91-gun second rate steam and sail-powered Agamemnon-class ship of the line built for the Royal Navy during the 1850s. Completed in 1858, she initially served with the Channel Squadron and then with the Mediterranean Fleet. The ship was sold for scrap in 1899.