HMS Benbow (1885)

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HMS Benbow, photographed from her port bow.
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Benbow
Namesake	Admiral John Benbow
Builder	Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
Laid down	1 November 1882
Launched	15 June 1885
Completed	June 1888
Commissioned	14 June 1888
Fate	Broken up, 1909
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Admiral-class battleship
Displacement	10,600 tons
Length	330 ft (100 m)
Beam	68 ft 6 in (20.88 m)
Draught	27 ft 10 in (8.48 m)
Propulsion	Two-shaft Maudslay compound inverted 8,658 ihp (6,456 kW) normal, 10,860 ihp (8,100 kW) forced draught
Speed	15.7 knots (29 km/h) normal, 17.5 knots (32 km/h) forced draught
Complement	523
Armament	Two BL 16.25-inch (412.8 mm) guns Ten BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns Twelve 6-pounder Five 14 inch above-water torpedo tubes
Armour	Belt: 18–8 in (457–203 mm) Bulkheads: 16–7 in (406–178 mm) Barbettes: 11.5–10 in (292–254 mm) Conning Tower: 12–2 in (305–51 mm) Deck: 3–2 in (76–51 mm)

HMS Benbow was a Victorian era Admiral-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named for Admiral John Benbow. Completed in 1888, Benbow spent the majority of her career in reserve with only brief spurts as part of the active fleet. The battleship was scrapped in 1909.