Navies of the world

by Edward W. Very

Type and Name.	G	H	I	J	Battery.
	In.	In.		Knots
Armored Frigates.
Warrior	4½	18	5,469	14.3	VIII 8-inch	Woolwich.
					XXIV 7-inch	”
Black Prince	4½	18	5,772	13.6	VIII 8-inch	”
					XX 7-inch	”
Achilles	3	18	5,722	14.3	XIV 9-inch	”
					II 8-inch	”
Northumberland	3	9	6,558	14.1	VII 9-inch	”
					XX 8-inch	”
Defence	4½	18	2,437	11.6	II 8-inch	”
					XIV 7-inch	”
Resistance	4½	18	2,428	11.6	II 8-inch	”
					XIV 7-inch	”
Hector	3	18	3,256	12.5	IV 8-inch	”
					XIV 7-inch	”
Valiant	3	18	3,560	12.5	IV 8-inch	”
					XIV 7-inch	”
Lord Warden	4	31	6,706	13.5	XVIII 7-inch	”
Repulse	4	30½	3,347	12.2	XII 8-inch	”
Casemate Ships.
Agincourt	3	9	6,867	15.4	XVII 9-inch	”
Minotaur	3	9	6,702	14.4	XVII 9-inch	”
Bellerophon	5	9¾	6,521	14.1	X 9-inch	”
					V 7-inch	”
Swiftsure	4	9¾	4,913	13.5	X 9-inch	”
					IV 64-pdr.	”
Triumph	4	9¾	4,892	13.5	X 9-inch	”
					IV 64-pdr.	”
Audacious	4	9¾	4,021	12.8	X 9-inch	”
					IV 64-pdr.	”
Invincible	4	9¾	4,832	14	X 9-inch.	”
					IV 64-pdr.	”
Iron Duke	4	9¾	4,268	13.6	X 9-inch	”
					IV 64-pdr.	”
Hercules	6	9¾	7,200	13.2	VIII 10-inch	”
					II 9-inch	”
Sultan	6	9¾	8,629	14.1	IV 7-inch	”
					VIII 10-inch	”
Alexandra	6	9¾	8,615	15	II 12-inch	”
					X 10-inch	”
Temeraire	7	9¾	7,700	14.6	IV 12-inch	”
					IV 10-inch	”
Superb	7	11.8	7,430	13.8	XII 10-inch	”
					IV 7-inch	”
Armored Water-line.
Shannon	6	9¾	3,370	12.6	II 10-inch	”
					VII 9-inch	”
Nelson	6	9¾	6,000	14	IV 10-inch	”
					VIII 9-inch	”
Northampton	6	9¾	6,000	14	IV 10-inch	”
					VIII 9-inch	”
Turret Ships for Coast Defence.
Prince Albert	4½	18	2,128	11.6	IV 9-inch	”
Scorpion	4½	9	1,450	10.2	IV 9-inch	”
Wyvern	4½	9	1,450	10.2	IV 9-inch	”
Cyclops	5	9¾	1,660	11	IV 10-inch	”
Gorgon	5	9¾	1,669	11	IV 10-inch	”
Hecate	5	9¾	1,755	11	IV 10-inch	”
Hydra	5	9¾	1,472	11	IV 10-inch	”
Glatton	9	18	2,868	12.1	II 12-inch	”
Sea-going Turret Ships.
Monarch	5	11¾	7,842	14.9	IV 12-inch	”
					II 9-inch	”
					I 7-inch	”
Devastation	8½	18	6,652	13.8	IV 12-inch	”
Thunderer	8½	18	6,270	13.4	II 12½ inch	”
					II 12-inch	”
Neptune	7	9¾	9,100	14.6	IV 12½-inch	”
					II 7-inch	”
Dreadnought	7	18	8,000	14	IV 12½-inch	”
Ajax	11	18	6,000	13	IV 12½-inch	”
Agamemnon	11	18	6,000	13	IV 12½-inch	”
Inflexible	18	18	8,000	14	IV 16-inch	”
Conqueror					IV 17 inch	Armstrong.
Orion	6	9¾	3,900	13	IV 12-inch	”
Bellisle	6	9¾	3,955	13	IV 12-inch	”
Armored Corvettes.
Pallas	3	22	3,581	13.4	IV 8-inch	”
					II 64-pdr.	”
					II 40-pdr.	”
Penelope	3	9¾	4,703	12.8	III 40-pdr.	”
					VIII 8-inch	Woolwich.
Research	3	19¾	1,042	10.3	IV 7-inch	”
Rams.
Hotspur	6	11⅞	3,497	12.6	I 12-inch	”
					II 64-pdr.	”
Rupert	6	11⅞	4,635	12.4	II 64-pdr.	”
					II 10-inch	”
Gun-boats.
Viper	3	6	696	9	IV 7-inch	”
Vixen	3	6	740	9	IV 7-inch	”
Waterwitch	3	6	777	9.2	IV 7-inch	”
Colonial Turret Ships.
Abyssinia	4½		1,200	9.6	IV 10-inch	”
Magdala	5	9	1,400	9.7	IV 10-inch	”
Cerberus	5	9	1,400	9.7	IV 10-inch	”
Floating Battery.
Erebus	4⅜	24	493	6.0	XVI 64-pdr.	”
Ram.
Polyphemus			5,500

WARRIOR. BLACK PRINCE. DEFENCE. RESISTANCE.

Armored broadside frigates. The armor of these ships consists of a long casemate covering the battery only, and extending from about two feet below the water-line to the spar-deck beams. The bow and stern sections are left completely unprotected, the armor forward and aft ending in athwartship bulkheads. The hull is divided into a number of very large water-tight compartments. The extreme forward part of the upper-deck rail is recessed to permit straight-ahead fire from the forecastle guns. The bows of these ships, although not built especially for ramming, are made very heavy to permit of this mode of attack with safety. Full sail-power.

WARRIOR.

HECTOR. VALIANT.

Armored broadside frigates with swan-breasted ram bows. The armor of these ships consists of a belt around the main-deck, whilst the boilers and engines are in a casemate. The water-line forward and abaft is unprotected. Full sail-power.

VALIANT.