HMS Warrior of the Warrior Class Sail & Steam. Launched on December 29, 1860 in London, England. Commissioned in 1862.
Although obsolete within a decade of her launch, HMS Warrior was the first British iron hulled, steam powered warship. She was larger, better armored and more powerful than any other ship of her time. By 1883 she had been removed from service and stripped of her masts and guns.
Length: 418 feet. Beam: 58 feet. Draft: 26 feet. Displacement: 9,210 tons. Maximum Speed: 13 knots under sail, 14.5 knots under steam. Armament: 26 muzzle-loading 68 pounders, 10 breech-loading 110 pounders. Complement: 705 men.
Address: HMS Victory, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3NH, United Kingdom.
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