HMS Temeraire (1876)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Temeraire
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid down18 August 1873
Launched9 May 1876
Completed31 August 1877
FateBroken up, 26 May 1921
General characteristics
TypeBattleship
Displacement8,540 long tons (8,677 t)
Length285 ft (87 m)
Beam62 ft (19 m)
Draught27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Propulsion
Sail planBrig-rigged, sail area 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m2)
Speed14.65 knots (16.86 mph; 27.13 km/h)
Complement580
Armament
Armour
  • Belt: 5.5–11 in (140–280 mm)
  • Barbettes: 10-inch (250 mm) fore, 8 in (200 mm) aft
  • Battery: 8 in (200 mm)
  • Bulkheads: 5–8 in (130–200 mm)
  • Deck: 1–1.5 in (25–38 mm)

HMS Temeraire was an ironclad battleship of the Victorian Royal Navy which was unique in that she carried her main armament partly in the traditional broadside battery, and partly in barbettes on the upper deck.