HMS Sans Pareil (1887)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sans Pareil.

HMS Sans Pareil
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Sans Pareil
BuilderThames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Leamouth, London
Laid down21 April 1885
Launched9 May 1887
Commissioned8 July 1891
Nickname(s)Sans Pareil and her sister ship Victoria together were known as "The Pair of Slippers"[1]
FateSold for scrapping to Thos. W. Ward, 9 April 1907
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeVictoria-class battleship
Displacement10,470 tons
Length370 ft (110 m)
Beam70 ft (21 m)
Draught26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h) natural draught
  • 17.75 knots (32.87 km/h) forced draught
Complement550
Armament
Armour
  • Belt: 18 in (46 cm)
  • Bulkheads: 16 in (41 cm)
  • Turrets: 17 in (43 cm)
  • Redoubt: 18 in (46 cm)
  • Forward screen to battery: 6 in (15 cm)
  • After screen to battery: 3 in (7.6 cm)
  • Conning Tower: 14 in (36 cm) (sides), 2 in (5.1 cm) (top)
  • Deck: 3 in (7.6 cm)
Service record
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HMS Sans Pareil was a Victoria-class battleship of the British Royal Navy of the Victorian era, her only sister ship being HMS Victoria.

  1. ^ Hough, p. 48
  2. ^ Chesneau, Koleśnik & Campbell 1979, p. 30.