HMS Hercules (1868)

HMS Hercules painted by Henry J. Morgan in 1869.
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Hercules
Namesake	Hercules
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	1 February 1866
Launched	10 February 1868
Completed	21 November 1868
Fate	Broken up, 1932
General characteristics
Displacement	8,677 long tons (8,816 t) 8,830 long tons (8,972 t) full load
Length	325 ft (99 m)
Beam	59 ft (18 m)
Draught	24 ft (7.3 m) light 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) deep load
Propulsion	One-shaft Penn trunk engine, 7,178 ihp (5,353 kW)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship, sail area 49,400 sq ft (4,590 m2)
Speed	14.69 knots (16.90 mph; 27.21 km/h) under power 11 knots (20 km/h) under sail
Complement	638
Armament	8 × 10-inch (254 mm) rifled muzzle-loading guns 2 × 9-inch (229 mm) muzzle-loading rifles 4 × 7 in (180 mm) muzzle-loading rifles 8 × saluting cannon 6 × QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns added 1892
Armour	Belt: 6–9 in (150–230 mm) Battery: 6–8 in (150–200 mm) Bulkheads: 6 in (150 mm)

HMS Hercules was a central-battery ironclad of the Royal Navy in the Victorian era, and was the first warship to mount a main armament of 10-inch (250 mm) calibre guns.