HMS Prince Albert (1864)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Prince Albert
Builder	Samuda Brothers, Cubitt Town, London
Laid down	29 April 1862
Launched	23 May 1864
Completed	23 February 1866
Fate	Broken up, Thos. W. Ward 1899
General characteristics
Displacement	3,687 long tons (3,746 t)
Length	240 ft (73 m) p/p
Beam	48 ft 1 in (14.66 m)
Draught	18 ft 9 in (5.72 m) light 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) deep load
Propulsion	One-shaft Humphreys & Tennant horizontal 2,130 ihp (1,588 kW)
Sail plan	Fore and aft steadying sail only
Speed	11.26 knots (12.96 mph; 20.85 km/h)
Complement	201
Armament	4 × 9-inch (229 mm) muzzle-loading rifles
Armour	Belt: 4.5 in (110 mm) amidships, 3.4 in (86 mm) ends Turrets: 10 in (250 mm) front, 5 in (130 mm) sides and rear Deck: 0.75–1.2 in (19–30 mm)

HMS Prince Albert was designed and built as a shallow-draught coast-defence ship, and was the first British warship designed to carry her main armament in turrets.^[1] The ship was named after Prince Albert, the late husband of Queen Victoria. At her wish, Prince Albert remained on the "active" list until 1899, a total of 33 years, by which time she had long ceased to be of any military value.