HMS Penelope - Battleship
Country : UK Launched : 18th June 1867
Iron hulled, three decked, ship-rigged armoured corvette PENELOPE, designed by Edward Reed; displacement 4380 tons. Length 260 ft. pp; beam 50 ft.; draught 16 ft. forward, 17.5 ft. aft at full load. Complement 350. Bows equipped with a short knee under the bowsprit and a pointed ram. A good gun platform.
Armament: 8 x 8” RML in a central battery with embrasures. 3 x 5” Armstrong BLs as chase guns, on truck mountings.
Machinery: 2 sets of Maudslay 3 cyl. horizontal single expansion engines. First armoured vessel with twin screws and unique in having hoisting twin screws, which were not a success. Bunkers 500 tons. Not an economical steamer. Trial Speed 12.75 kts. Best speed under sail 8.5 kts.
Sold for scrap 12th July 1912.
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