Minotaur Class ironclad
HMS Minotaur HMS Minotaur
Built at The Thames iron Works at Blackwall. and laid down o the 12th September
1861 and to be named HMS Elephant. the name was changed before launch on
the 12th December 1863. completed on the 19th December 1868. the reason
for the 5 years to complete was due to her being used for experimental
armament and rig trials for 18 months. She was finally commissioned
as Flagship for the channel squadron at Portsmouth n April 1867. in this
position she remained for 128 years. during this period she was
involved in a collision wiht HMS
Bellerophon Went into refit in 1873 until 1875 in this period
she was re armed with
seven 9 -inch MLR and twenty 8 inch MLR and four Whitehead Torpedo
launchers. Went into reserve in 1887 at Portsmouth until 1893.
became the training ship HMS Boscawen II between 1893 until1 905 moving to
Harwich in 1905 becoming Ganges until 1922. and sold later that
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HMS Ganges -
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The
seventh “GANGES” known as “Ganges 2nd.” For some
time, was a screw 17-gun ship which had been launched at Blackwall in
1863 as the “Minotaur.” She
was of 10,690 tons, and her length, beam, and draught were 400ft.,
59ft., and 27ft. After service as a training-ship for youths at Portland and
Harwich, she became part of the training establishment for boys at
shotley.
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HMS Minotaur c.1880 at Gibraltar. This ironclad was one
of three Minotaur Class ships and she took part in the Egyptian Campaign
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HMS Minotaur, 1868.
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HMS Minotaur, 1868.
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HMS Minotaur, 1883.
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HMS Minotaur, 1883.
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HMS Minotaur, as HMS Ganges, 1908.
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REUBAN ASHBY.. My
Great Grandfather, Reuban Ashby was serving on HMS Minotaur during the
late 1800's. I understand it was launched on 12/12/1863 a Broadside,
Ironclad Frigate, but would love to find out more. I have a crew list if
anyone else has an ancestor they would like me to have a look for. Any
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SHIPS OF THE CLASS , CLICK ON NAME TO SEE DETAILS |
| HMS AGINCOURT |
27TH MARCH 1865 |
CONVERTED TO A TRAINING SHIP AND RENAMED
BOSCAWEN III IN 1904, THEN GANGES II IN 1906. BROKEN UP IN 1927. |
| HMS
NORTHUMBERLAND |
17TH APRIL 1866 |
CONVERTED TO A TRAINING SHIP IN 1904 AND RENAMED ACHERON. SOLD 1927 |
