HMS Royal Alfred

	At Plymouth in 1867
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Royal Alfred
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	1 December 1859
Launched	15 October 1864
Completed	23 March 1867
Commissioned	January 1867
Fate	Broken up, 1885
General characteristics
Class and type	Bulwark class battleship
Displacement	6,707 long tons (6,815 t)
Length	273 ft (83 m)
Beam	58 ft 6 in (17.83 m)
Draught	23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) light; 27 ft (8.2 m) deep load;
Propulsion	Maudsley horizontal reciprocating; 3,230 ihp (2,409 kW);
Sail plan	Ship-rigged; sail area 29,200 sq ft (2,700 m2)
Speed	12.36 knots (14.22 mph; 22.89 km/h) under power; 12.3 kn (14.2 mph; 22.8 km/h) under sail;
Complement	605 plus Admiral's staff
Armament	10 × 9-inch (229 mm) muzzle-loading rifles; 8 × 7 in (180 mm) muzzle-loading rifles; 6 × 20-pounder saluting smoothbore;
Armour	Belt: 6 in (150 mm) amidships and 4 in (100 mm) fore and aft; Battery: 6 in (150 mm); Bulkheads: 4.5 in (110 mm);

HMS Royal Alfred was a central-battery ironclad frigate of the Victorian era, serving with the Royal Navy. She was half-sister to HMS Zealous and HMS Repulse.