HMS Camperdown (1885)

	HMS Camperdown
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Camperdown
Namesake	Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	18 December 1882
Launched	24 November 1885
Completed	July 1889
Fate	Sold 1911; broken up
General characteristics
Class and type	Admiral-class battleship
Displacement	10,600 long tons (10,800 t)
Length	330 ft (100 m)
Beam	68 ft 6 in (20.88 m)
Draught	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m) maximum
Installed power	7,500 ihp (5,600 kW) (normal); 11,500 ihp (8,600 kW) (forced draught);
Propulsion	2 × Maudslay compound inverted steam engines; 2 × screws;
Speed	17.1 kn (19.7 mph; 31.7 km/h) (forced draught)
Complement	530
Armament	4 × BL 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns; 4 × BL 6-inch (152 mm) guns; 12 × QF 6-pounder (57 mm) Nordenfelt guns; 10 × 3-pounder quick-firing guns; 5 × 14 inch above-water torpedo tubes;
Armour	Belt: 18 in (46 cm) (upper strake); 8 in (20 cm) (lower strake); Bulkheads: 7–16 in (178–406 mm); Barbettes: 10–11.5 in (25–29 cm); Conning tower: 2–12 in (5.1–30.5 cm); Battery screens: 6 in (15 cm); Deck: 2.5–3 in (6.4–7.6 cm) (upper); 2.5 in (6.4 cm) (lower);

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