Belleisle-class ironclad

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HMS Belleisle
Class overview
Name	Belleisle class
Builders	Samuda Brothers, Poplar, London
Operators	Royal Navy
Built	1874–1882
In service	1878–1913
Completed	2
General characteristics
Type	Ironclad
Displacement	4,870 tons
Length	245 ft (75 m) p/p
Beam	52 ft (16 m)
Draught	21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Two-shaft Maudslay horizontal 4,040 ihp (3,010 kW)
Sail plan	Square rig on foremast, gaff on mizzen
Speed	12.1 knots (22.4 km/h; 13.9 mph)
Complement	249
Armament	4 × 12 in (300 mm) muzzle-loading rifles 4 × 20-pounder breech-loaders 2 × torpedo carriages
Armour	Belt: 6–12 in (150–300 mm) Battery: 8–10 in (200–250 mm) Bulkheads: 5–9 in (130–230 mm) Conning tower: 9 in (230 mm) Decks: 1–3 in (25–76 mm)

The two ships of the Belleisle class, HMS Belleisle and HMS Orion, originally built in Britain for the Ottoman Navy, were taken over by the Royal Navy in 1878.