 Right elevation plan from Brassey's Naval Annual 1888–1889
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cyclops class |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | HMS Rupert |
| Succeeded by | Conqueror class |
| Built | 1870–1877 |
| In service | 1874–1901 |
| Planned | 4 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Scrapped | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Breastwork monitor |
| Displacement | 3,480 long tons (3,540 t) |
| Length | 225 ft (68.6 m) (p/p) |
| Beam | 45 ft (13.7 m) |
| Draught | 16 ft 3 in (5.0 m) (deep load) |
| Installed power | 1,472–1,709 indicated horsepower (1,098–1,274 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 steam engines |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 156 |
| Armament | 2 × 2 - 10-inch (254-mm) rifled muzzle loading guns |
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The Cyclops-class monitor was a group of four ironclad breastwork monitors built for the Royal Navy during the 1870s. They were slightly modified versions of the Cerberus-class monitors. The ships were ordered to satisfy demands for local defence during the war scare of 1870, but the pace of construction slowed tremendously as the perceived threat of war declined. The Cyclops-class monitors spent most of their careers in reserve and were finally sold off in 1903.