HMS Research (1863)

HMS Research was a small ironclad warship, converted from a wooden-hulled sloop and intended as an experimental platform in which to try out new concepts in armament and in armour. She was launched in 1863, laid up in 1878 and sold for breaking in 1884, having displayed serious limitations as a warship.

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

Research in 1864
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Research
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Cost£71,287
Laid down3 September 1861
Launched15 August 1863
Completed6 April 1864
Commissioned6 April 1864
Fate
  • Laid up 1878
  • Sold for breaking, 1884
General characteristics as originally designed
TypeWooden Camelion-class sloop
Displacement1,200 tons
Length185 ft (56 m)
Beam33 ft 2 in (10.11 m)
Draught
  • 13 ft (4.0 m) light,
  • 15 ft (4.6 m) deep load
General characteristics after conversion
TypeIronclad sloop
Displacement1,743 tons
Tons burthen1,253 bm
Length195 ft (59 m) pp
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
Draught
  • 13 ft (4.0 m) light,
  • 16 ft 4 in (4.98 m) deep load
Installed power
Propulsion
  • Boulton and Watt horizontal single-expansion direct-acting steam engine
  • 2 × tubular boilers
  • 1 × hoisting 12-foot (4 m) screw
Sail planBarque rig, sail area 18,250 sq ft (1,695 m2)
Speed
  • 10.3 knots (19 km/h) under power;
  • 6 knots (11 km/h), best sailing speed
Complement150
Armament
  • 1864:
  • 4 × 100-pounder smoothbore guns
  • 1870:
  • 4 × 7-inch (180-mm) 6½-ton muzzle-loading rifles
Armour
  • 4.5 inch belt and battery
  • 4.5 inch bulkheads
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