HMS Hercules (1868)

	HMS Hercules painted by Henry J. Morgan in 1869.
History
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	8,677 long tons (8,816 t); 8,830 long tons (8,972 t) full load;
Length	325 ft (99 m)
Beam	59 ft (18 m)
Draught	24 ft (7.3 m) light; 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) deep load;
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)
Speed	14.69 knots (16.90 mph; 27.21 km/h) under power; 11 knots (20 km/h) under sail;
Complement	638
Armament	8 × 10-inch (254 mm) rifled muzzle-loading guns; 2 × 9-inch (229 mm) muzzle-loading rifles; 4 × 7 in (180 mm) muzzle-loading rifles; 8 × saluting cannon; 6 × QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns added 1892;
Armour	Belt: 6–9 in (150–230 mm); Battery: 6–8 in (150–200 mm); Bulkheads: 6 in (150 mm);

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.

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