HMS Rupert (1872)

	Rupert circa. 1890
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Rupert
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	6 June 1870
Launched	12 March 1872
Completed	1 July 1874
Fate	Broken up, 1907
General characteristics
Type	turret ram battleship
Displacement	5,440 long tons (5,527 t)
Length	250 ft (76 m)
Beam	53 ft (16 m)
Draught	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Propulsion	Two-shaft Napier; 4,630 ihp (3,453 kW);
Speed	13.6 knots (15.7 mph; 25.2 km/h)
Complement	217
Armament	1874 :; Armoured ram; 2 × 10-inch (254 mm) 18 ton rifled muzzle-loading guns; 2 × 64-pounder smoothbore; 1887 :; Armoured ram; 2 × 10 in (250 mm) 18 ton muzzle-loading rifles; 2 × BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) gun; 12 smaller guns; 4 × torpedo tubes; 1892 :; 2 × BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) gun; 2 × BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) gun; 4 × QF 6-pounder guns; 8 smaller guns; 4 × torpedo tubes;
Armour	Belt: 11 in (280 mm) tapering to 9 in (230 mm); Breastwork: 12 in (300 mm); Turret: 14 in (360 mm) face, 12 in (300 mm) sides; Conning tower: 12 in (300 mm); Deck: 3 in (76 mm) tapering to 2 in (51 mm);

HMS Rupert was a battleship of the Victorian Royal Navy, whose principal weapon was designed to be her ram.

History
Rupert circa. 1890
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Rupert
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	6 June 1870
Launched	12 March 1872
Completed	1 July 1874
Fate	Broken up, 1907
General characteristics
Type	turret ram battleship
Displacement	5,440 long tons (5,527 t)
Length	250 ft (76 m)
Beam	53 ft (16 m)
Draught	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Propulsion	Two-shaft Napier 4,630 ihp (3,453 kW)
Speed	13.6 knots (15.7 mph; 25.2 km/h)
Complement	217
Armament	1874 : Armoured ram 2 × 10-inch (254 mm) 18 ton rifled muzzle-loading guns 2 × 64-pounder smoothbore 1887 : Armoured ram 2 × 10 in (250 mm) 18 ton muzzle-loading rifles 2 × BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) gun 12 smaller guns 4 × torpedo tubes 1892 : 2 × BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) gun 2 × BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) gun 4 × QF 6-pounder guns 8 smaller guns 4 × torpedo tubes
Armour	Belt: 11 in (280 mm) tapering to 9 in (230 mm) Breastwork: 12 in (300 mm) Turret: 14 in (360 mm) face, 12 in (300 mm) sides Conning tower: 12 in (300 mm) Deck: 3 in (76 mm) tapering to 2 in (51 mm)