Lord Clyde-class ironclad

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HMS Lord Warden
Class overview
Builders	Chatham Dockyard Pembroke Dock
Operators	Royal Navy
Built	1863–1867
In commission	1866–1889
Completed	2
Scrapped	2
General characteristics
Displacement	Lord Warden : 7,842 long tons (7,968 t) Lord Clyde : 7,750 long tons (7,870 t)
Length	280 ft (85 m)
Beam	59 ft (18 m)
Propulsion	Lord Warden : Maudslay return connecting-rod, I.H.P. =*6,700 Lord Clyde : Ravenhill two-cylinder trunk, I.H.P. = 6,700
Speed	13 knots (15 mph; 24 km/h) under power 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h) under sail
Complement	605
Armament	18-24 × 5–9 in (130–230 mm) muzzle-loading rifles 2 × RBL 20-pounder guns
Armour	Battery and belt: 5.5 in (140 mm) amidships, 4.5 in (110 mm) fore and aft Backing: 31.5 in (800 mm) of oak Conning tower: 4.5 in (110 mm)

The Lord Clyde-class ironclads were a pair of wooden-hulled armoured frigates built for the Royal Navy in the 1860s. They were designed by Sir Edward Reed and built to make use of the large stocks of seasoned timber available in the royal shipyards.