HMS Monarch (1868)

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Painting of HMS Monarch by William Frederick Mitchell
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Monarch
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	1 June 1866
Launched	25 May 1868
Completed	12 June 1869
Fate	Broken up, 1905
General characteristics
Displacement	8,322 long tons (8,456 t)
Length	330 ft (100 m)
Beam	57 ft 6 in (17.53 m)
Draught	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) light 26 ft (8 m) deep load
Propulsion	One-shaft Humphreys & Tennant return connecting rod
Sail plan	Ship-rigged, sail area 27,700 sq ft (2,600 m2)
Speed	14.94 knots (17.19 mph; 27.67 km/h) under power 13 knots (15 mph; 24 km/h) under sail
Complement	605
Armament	1869 : 4 × 12 in (305 mm) muzzle-loading rifles 3 × 7 in (178 mm) 61⁄2 ton muzzle-loading rifles 1871 : 4 × 12 in (305 mm) muzzle-loading rifles 2 × 9 in (229 mm) muzzle-loading rifles 1 × 7 in (178 mm) muzzle-loading rifles
Armour	Belt: 7 in (178 mm) amidships, 4.5 in (114 mm) fore and aft Turrets: 10 in (254 mm) face, 8 in (203 mm) sides Bulkheads: 4–4.5 in (102–114 mm) Bow screen: 5 in (127 mm) Conning tower: 8 in (203 mm)

HMS Monarch was the first seagoing British warship to carry her guns in turrets, and the first British warship to carry guns of 12-inch (300 mm) calibre.