HMS Nelson (1876)
HMS Nelson was a Nelson-class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1870s. She was sold for scrap in 1910.
Nelson in Hobart, 1884 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Nelson |
| Namesake | Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson |
| Builder | John Elder & Co. |
| Laid down | 2 November 1874 |
| Launched | 4 November 1876 |
| Commissioned | 1881 |
| Reclassified | Training ship, 1902 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 12 July 1910 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | Nelson-class armoured cruiser |
| Displacement | 7,473 long tons (7,593 t) |
| Length | 280 ft (85 m) (p/p) |
| Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Draught | 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 compound-expansion steam engines |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 560 |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Belt: 6–9 in (152–229 mm) |
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