HMS Nelson (1876)
Hobart , 1884
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Nelson |
| Namesake | Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson |
| Builder | John Elder & Co. |
| Laid down | 2 November 1874 |
| Launched | 4 November 1876 |
| Commissioned | 1881 |
| Reclassified | Training ship, 1902 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 12 July 1910 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | armoured cruiser |
| Displacement | 7,473 long tons (7,593 t) |
| Length | 280 ft (85 m) (p/p) |
| Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Draught | 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 compound-expansion steam engines |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 560 |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Belt: 6–9 in (152–229 mm) |
HMS Nelson was a
armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1870s. She was sold for scrap
in 1910.
Design and description
The Nelson-class ships were designed as enlarged and improved versions of HMS Shannon to counter the threat of enemy armoured ships encountered abroad. The ships had a length between perpendiculars of 280 feet (85.3 m), a beam of 60 feet (18.3 m) and a deep draught of 25 feet 9 inches (7.8 m). Nelson displaced 7,473 long tons (7,593 t), almost 2,000 long tons (2,000 t) more than Shannon. The steel-hulled ships were fitted with a ram and their crew numbered approximately 560 officers and other ranks.[1]
The ship had a pair of three-cylinder,
kW) and Nelson reached her designed speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) on her sea trials. The Nelson-class ships carried a maximum of 1,150 long tons (1,170 t) of coal which gave them an economical range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at a speed of 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph). They were barque-rigged with three masts.[2]
Construction and career
Sydney Harbour, with Fort Denison
in the background, around 1885HMS Nelson, named after
stokers. Commander Harry Stileman was appointed in command on 12 June 1902,[4] and succeeded in February 1903 by Commander Price Vaughan Lewes.[5] She was sold for scrap in July 1910 for £14,500.[6]
Notes
References
- Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
- Friedman, Norman (2012). British Cruisers of the Victorian Era. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-59114-068-9.
- Lyon, David & Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail & Steam Navy List. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-032-9.
- "Naval Historical Society of Australia, HMS Nelson, Armour Belted Cruiser 1882". 5 December 1979. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- Parkes, Oscar (1990). British Battleships (reprint of the 1957 ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-075-4.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). Directory of the World's Capital Ships. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-88254-979-0.
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