Ajax-class ironclad

	Launch of HMS Agamemnon in 1879 from The Illustrated London News
Class overview
Builders	Pembroke Dockyard; Chatham Dockyard;
Preceded by	HMS Inflexible
Succeeded by	Colossus class
Built	1876–1883
In commission	1884–1904
Completed	2
General characteristics
Type	Ironclad battleship
Displacement	8,510 tons
Length	300 ft 9 in (91.67 m) o/a; 280 ft (85 m) p/p;
Beam	66 ft (20 m)
Draught	23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Propulsion	Two-shaft Penn inverted compound; 6,000 ihp (4,500 kW);
Speed	13 kn (24 km/h)
Complement	345
Armament	4 × 12.5-inch (317 mm) muzzle-loading rifles; 2 × BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) Mk II guns;
Armour	Citadel: 18 in (460 mm) tapering to 15 in (380 mm); Turret: 16 in (410 mm) faces, 14 in (360 mm) sides; Conning tower: 12 in (300 mm); Bulkheads: 16.5 in (420 mm) to 13.5 in (340 mm); Deck: 3 in (76 mm);

The Ajax class of ironclad battleships consisted of two ships, HMS Ajax and HMS Agamemnon, serving in the Victorian era Royal Navy. Their main armament was turret-mounted.

Class overview
Launch of HMS Agamemnon in 1879 from The Illustrated London News
Builders	Pembroke Dockyard Chatham Dockyard
Preceded by	HMS Inflexible
Succeeded by	Colossus class
Built	1876–1883
In commission	1884–1904
Completed	2
General characteristics
Type	Ironclad battleship
Displacement	8,510 tons
Length	300 ft 9 in (91.67 m) o/a 280 ft (85 m) p/p
Beam	66 ft (20 m)
Draught	23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Propulsion	Two-shaft Penn inverted compound 6,000 ihp (4,500 kW)
Speed	13 kn (24 km/h)
Complement	345
Armament	4 × 12.5-inch (317 mm) muzzle-loading rifles 2 × BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) Mk II guns
Armour	Citadel: 18 in (460 mm) tapering to 15 in (380 mm) Turret: 16 in (410 mm) faces, 14 in (360 mm) sides Conning tower: 12 in (300 mm) Bulkheads: 16.5 in (420 mm) to 13.5 in (340 mm) Deck: 3 in (76 mm)