Conqueror-class ironclad

	HMS Conqueror circa. 1886
Class overview
Builders	Chatham Dockyard
Built	1879–1886
In commission	1887–1908
Completed	2
General characteristics
Displacement	Conqueror: 6,200 tons; Hero: 6,440 tons;
Length	270 ft (82.3 m) p/p; 288 ft (87.8 m) o/a;
Beam	58 ft (18 m)
Draught	23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Installed power	4,500 ihp (3,400 kW)
Propulsion	2-shaft inverted compound engines
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement	330 men
Armament	Armoured ram; 2 BL 12-inch (304.8 mm) guns; 4 × 6-inch (152.4 mm) Mk II breech-loading guns; 7 × 6-pounder (57 mm) quick fire guns; 5 × 3-pounder (47 mm) quick fire guns; 6 × 14 in torpedo tubes;
Armour	Belt: 12 inches tapering to 8 inches; Citadel: 12 inches to 10.5 inches; Turret: 14 inches face, 12 inches sides; Conning tower: 12 inches to 6 inches; Bulkhead: 11 inches; Deck: 2.5 inches to 1.25 inches (32 mm);

The Conqueror class battleships were ironclad warships which served in the Victorian Royal Navy, and whose main weapon was designed to be the ram.

Class overview
HMS Conqueror circa. 1886
Builders	Chatham Dockyard
Built	1879–1886
In commission	1887–1908
Completed	2
General characteristics ^[1]
Displacement	Conqueror: 6,200 tons Hero: 6,440 tons
Length	270 ft (82.3 m) p/p 288 ft (87.8 m) o/a
Beam	58 ft (18 m)
Draught	23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Installed power	4,500 ihp (3,400 kW)
Propulsion	2-shaft inverted compound engines
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement	330 men
Armament	Armoured ram 2 BL 12-inch (304.8 mm) guns 4 × 6-inch (152.4 mm) Mk II breech-loading guns 7 × 6-pounder (57 mm) quick fire guns 5 × 3-pounder (47 mm) quick fire guns 6 × 14 in torpedo tubes
Armour	Belt: 12 inches tapering to 8 inches Citadel: 12 inches to 10.5 inches Turret: 14 inches face, 12 inches sides Conning tower: 12 inches to 6 inches Bulkhead: 11 inches Deck: 2.5 inches to 1.25 inches (32 mm)