 Lord Clyde in 1867
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Lord Clyde |
| Namesake | Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde |
| Ordered | 3 July 1863 |
| Builder | Pembroke Naval Dockyard |
| Laid down | 29 September 1863 |
| Launched | 13 October 1864 |
| Completed | 15 September 1866 |
| Commissioned | June 1866 |
| Decommissioned | 1872 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1875 |
| General characteristics (as completed) | |
| Class and type | Lord Clyde-class armoured frigate |
| Displacement | 7,842 long tons (7,968 t) |
| Tons burthen | 4,067 (bm) |
| Length | 280 ft (85.3 m) (p/p) |
| Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Draught | 27 ft 11 in (8.5 m) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | 1 shaft; 1 horizontal return connecting rod-steam engine |
| Sail plan | Ship rig |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 605 |
| Armament |
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HMS Lord Clyde was the name ship of the wooden-hulled Lord Clyde class of two armoured frigates[Note 1] built for the Royal Navy (RN) during the 1860s. She and her sister ship, Lord Warden, were the heaviest wooden ships ever built and were also the fastest steaming wooden ships in the RN.[1] Lord Clyde was initially assigned to the Channel Fleet in 1866, but was transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1868. The ship suffered engine problems throughout her career and it needed to be replaced after only two years of service. She rejoined the Mediterranean Fleet in 1871, but was badly damaged when she ran aground the next year. When Lord Clyde was under repair, her hull was found to be rotten and she was sold for scrap in 1875.
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