Early Ironclad Battleships of the Royal Navy

For larger images of the ships shown here, click on the appropriate thumbnail.

WARRIOR Class

HMS Warrior

HMS Warrior HMS Warrior
HMS Black Prince

DEFENCE Class

HMS Defence

HMS Defence HMS Resistance

PRINCE CONSORT Class

HMS Prince Consort

HMS Caledonia

ROYAL OAK

HMS Royal Oak

HECTOR Class

HMS Valiant

ACHILLES

HMS Achilles

MINOTAUR Class

HMS Minotaur

HMS Agincourt HMS Northumberland
HMS Minotaur

LORD CLYDE Class

HMS Lord Warden

ZEALOUS

HMS Zealous

ROYAL ALFRED

HMS Royal Alfred

HMS Royal Alfred

BELLEROPHON

HMS Bellerophon

HMS Bellerophon HMS Bellerophon
HMS Bellerophon

HERCULES

HMS Hercules

HMS Hercules

REPULSE

AUDACIOUS Class

HMS Iron Duke

HMS Iron Duke HMS Vanguard

SULTAN

HMS Sultan

HMS Sultan

SWIFTSURE Class

HMS Swiftsure

HMS Triumph

ALEXANDRA

HMS Alexandra

HMS Alexandra HMS Alexandra
HMS Alexandra

BELLEISLE Class

HMS Belleisle

SUPERB

HMS Superb

TEMERAIRE

HMS Temeraire

ROYAL SOVEREIGN

HMS Royal Sovereign

SCORPION Class

HMS Wivern

PRINCE ALBERT

HMS Prince Albert

MONARCH

HMS Monarch

HMS Monarch

CERBERUS Class

HMS Cerberus

CAPTAIN

HMS Captain

HMS Captain

ABYSSINIA

HMS Abyssinia

HOTSPUR

HMS Hotspur

HMS Hotspur

GLATTON

HMS Glatton

HMS Glatton

DEVASTATION Class

HMS Devastation

HMS Devastation HMS Devastation
HMS Thunderer HMS Thunderer HMS Thunderer

CYCLOPS Class

HMS Cyclops

HMS Hydra

RUPERT

HMS Rupert

HMS Rupert

NEPTUNE

HMS Neptune

HMS Neptune

DREADNOUGHT

HMS Dreadnought

HMS Dreadnought

INFLEXIBLE

HMS Inflexible

HMS Inflexible HMS Inflexible

AGAMEMNON Class

HMS Ajax

HMS Agamemnon

CONQUEROR Class

HMS Hero

HMS Conqueror

COLOSSUS Class

HMS Edinburgh

HMS Edinburgh

For larger images of the ships shown here, click on the appropriate thumbnail.

© Robert George Cordery (2005)