HMS Northampton (1876)

HMS Northampton was a Nelson-class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1870s. She was sold for scrap in 1905.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Northampton.

HMS Northampton is dressed overall in this photograph of her as she appeared after the addition of a fighting top to her mizzen during her 1889-1891 refit.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Northampton
BuilderRobert Napier and Sons, Govan
Laid down26 October 1874
Launched18 November 1876
Commissioned1881
ReclassifiedTraining ship, June 1894
FateSold for scrap, 4 April 1905
General characteristics
Class and typeNelson-class armoured cruiser
Displacement7,630 long tons (7,750 t)
Length280 ft (85 m) (p/p)
Beam60 ft (18 m)
Draught23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 compound-expansion steam engines
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement560
Armament
  • 4 × 10-inch (254 mm) rifled muzzle-loading guns (RML)
  • 8 × 9-inch (229 mm) RML guns
  • 6 × 20 pdr guns
ArmourBelt: 6–9 in (152–229 mm)
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