HMS Temeraire (1876)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Temeraire
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	18 August 1873
Launched	9 May 1876
Completed	31 August 1877
Fate	Broken up, 26 May 1921
General characteristics
Type	Battleship
Displacement	8,540 long tons (8,677 t)
Length	285 ft (87 m)
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draught	27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Propulsion	Two-shaft Humphreys & Tennant compound vertical inverted; 7,697 ihp (5,740 kW);
Sail plan	Brig-rigged, sail area 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m2)
Speed	14.65 knots (16.86 mph; 27.13 km/h)
Complement	580
Armament	4 × 11-inch (280 mm) muzzle-loading rifles; 4 × 10-inch (254 mm) muzzle-loading rifles; 4 × 20-pounder breech loaders; 2 × torpedo carriages;
Armour	Belt: 5.5–11 in (140–280 mm); Barbettes: 10-inch (250 mm) fore, 8 in (200 mm) aft; Battery: 8 in (200 mm); Bulkheads: 5–8 in (130–200 mm); Deck: 1–1.5 in (25–38 mm);

HMS Temeraire was an ironclad battleship of the Victorian Royal Navy which was unique in that she carried her main armament partly in the traditional broadside battery, and partly in barbettes on the upper deck.

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