HMS Sultan as she originally appeared.
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History | |
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Name | HMS Sultan |
Namesake | Abdulaziz |
Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
Laid down | 29 February 1868 |
Launched | 31 May 1870 |
Completed | 10 October 1871 |
Fate | Broken up, 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 9,290 long tons (9,439 t) |
Length | 325 ft (99 m) |
Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
Draught |
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Propulsion | One-shaft Penn trunk engine, 7,720 ihp (5,757 kW) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship, sail area 49,400 sq ft (4,590 m2) |
Speed |
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Complement | 633 |
Armament |
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Armour |
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HMS Sultan was a broadside ironclad of the Royal Navy of the Victorian era, who carried her main armament in a central box battery. She was named for Sultan Abdulaziz of the Ottoman Empire, who was visiting England when she was laid down. Abdulaziz cultivated good relations with the Second French Empire and the British. In 1867 he was the first Ottoman sultan to peacefully visit Western Europe; his trip included a visit to England, where he was made a Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria and shown a Royal Navy Fleet Review, with Isma'il Pasha of Egypt.