Colonial Wargames - Steam Battleships

Pre-Ironclad Steam Battleships of the Royal Navy

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JAMES WATT Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Agamemnon	1849/August 1852	4614 tons	230' 3" x 55' 4" x 24' 6"	1-shaft Penn engine 2268 ihp 11.2 knots	34 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	860	1853 - 1862: Sea service 1862: Paid off 1870: Sold for scrapping
James Watt	1850/March 1853	4614 tons	230' 3" x 55' 4" x 24' 6"	1-shaft Boulton & Watt engine 1543 ihp 9.4 knots	34 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	860	1854 - 1856: Sea service 1856: Paid off 1859 - 1862: Sea service 1862: Paid off 1875: Sold for scrapping
Victor Emmanuel	1853/September 1855	4614 tons	230' 3" x 55' 4" x 24' 6"	1-shaft Maudslay engine 2424 ihp 11.9 knots	34 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	860	Originally named Repulse 1858 - 1862: Sea service 1862: Paid off 1873 - 1874: Depot ship for the Ashanti War 1875: Receiving ship (Hong Kong) 1898: Sold for scrapping
Edgar	1853/October 1858	4614 tons	230' 3" x 55' 4" x 24' 6"	1-shaft Maudslay engine 2475 ihp 11.3 knots	34 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	860	1858 - 1866: Sea service 1866: Paid off 1870: Engines removed; became quarantine ship (Motherbank) 1904: Sold for scrapping
Hero	1854/April 1858	4765 tons	234' 3" x 55' 4" x 24' 6"	1-shaft Maudslay engine 2662 ihp 11.7 knots	34 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	860	1859 - 1862: Sea service 1862: Paid off 1871: Sold for scrapping

SAINT JEAN D'ACRE

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Saint Jean D'Acre	1851/March 1853	5499 tons	238' x 55' 4" x 25'	1-shaft Penn engine 2136 ihp 11.2 knots	28 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 72 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	930	1853 - 1857: Sea service 1857: Paid off 1859 - 1861: Sea service 1861: Paid off 1875: Sold for scrapping

CONQUEROR Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Conqueror	1853/May 1855	5720 tons	240' x 55' 4" x 24' 5"	1-shaft Penn engine 2812 ihp 10.8 knots	30 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 64 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	930	1856 - 1861: Sea service 1861: Wrecked
Donegal	1855/September 1858	5720 tons	240' x 55' 4" x 24' 5"	1-shaft Penn engine 3103 ihp 11.9 knots	30 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 64 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	930	1859 - 1862: Sea service 1862: Paid off 1865 - 1870: Coastguard (Liverpool) 1870 - 1886: Portsmouth 1886: TS Vernon (Portsmouth) 1925: Sold for scrapping

RENOWN Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Renown	1854/March 1857	5500 tons	244' 9" x 55' 4" x 24' 6"	1-shaft Penn engine 3183 ihp 11.4 knots	34 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	860	1857 - 1861: Sea service 1861: Paid off 1870: Sold to the North German Confederation for use as a gunnery TS 1892: Broken up
Revenge	1854/April 1859	5500 tons	244' 9" x 55' 4" x 24' 6	1-shaft Maudslay engine 3249 ihp 11.5 knots	34 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	860	1861 - 1865: Sea service 1865: Coastguard (Pembroke) 1866 - 1869: Coastguard (Devonport) 1869 - 1873: Devonport 1873: Flagship, Queenstown 1886 - 1890: TS (Queenstown) 1890: Renamed TS Empress (Clyde) 1923: Sold for scrapping
Atlas	1858/July 1860	5500 tons	244' 9" x 55' 4" x 24' 6	1-shaft Penn engine 3732 ihp 13.0 knots	34 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	860	1861 - 1873: Sheerness 1874 - 1884: Chatham 1884: Became Metropolitan Asylum Board District Hospital 1904: Sold for scrapping
Anson	1858/September 1860	5500 tons	244' 9" x 55' 4" x 24' 6	1-shaft Maudslay engine 3583 ihp 12.9 knots	34 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	860	1883: Renamed Algiers 1904: Sold for scrapping

VICTORIA Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Victoria	1856/November 1859	6959 tons	260' x 60' x 25' 10"	1-shaft 8 boilers Maudslay engine 4403 ihp 11.8 knots	63 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 58 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	1000	1860 - 1867: Sea service 1867: Paid off 1893: Sold for scrapping
Howe	1856/March 1860	6959 tons	260' x 60' x 25' 10"	1-shaft 8 boilers Penn engine 4564 ihp 13.5 knots	63 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 58 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	1000	1860 - 1885: In Reserve (Portsmouth) 1885: Renamed TS Impregnable (Devonport) 1919: Renamed TS Bulwark 1921: Sold for scrapping

DUNCAN Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Duncan	1857/December 1859	5950 tons	252' x 58' x 25' 6"	1-shaft Penn engine 3428 ihp 13.3 knots	30 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 64 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	930	1865 - 1868: Sea service 1868: Paid off 1868 - 1869: Coastguard (Leith) 1870 - 1890: Sheerness 1890: Renamed Pembroke 1895: Receiving ship (Chatham) 1905: Renamed Tenedos II 1910: Sold for scrapping
Gibraltar	1858/August 1860	5950 tons	252' x 58' x 25' 6"	1-shaft Maudslay engine 3494 ihp 12.5 knots	30 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 64 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	930	1863 - 1866: Sea service 1866: Paid off 1867: Devonport 1871: Belfast TS 1889: Renamed Grampian 1899: Sold for scrapping

DEFIANCE

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Defiance	1858/March 1861	5500 tons	254' 9" x 55' 4" x 24' 6"	1-shaft Maudslay engine 3550 ihp 11.9 knots	34 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	860	1884: Devonport torpedo TS 1931: Sold for scrapping

BULWARK Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Bulwark	1859/-	5950 tons	252' x 58' x 25' 6"	-	-	860	1873: Broken up on the stocks
Robust	1859/-	5950 tons	252' x 58' x 25' 6"	-	-	860	1872: Broken up on the stocks
Repulse	1859/April 1868	5950 tons	252' x 58' x 25' 6"	-	-	860	Converted on the stocks into a central battery Ironclad
Zealous	1859/March 1864	5950 tons	252' x 58' x 25' 6"	-	-	860	Converted on the stocks into a central battery Ironclad
Royal Alfred	1859/October 1864	5950 tons	252' x 58' x 25' 6"	-	-	860	Converted on the stocks into a central battery Ironclad
Royal Oak	1860/September 1862	5950 tons	252' x 58' x 25' 6"	-	-	860	Converted on the stocks into a broadside Ironclad
Triumph	1860/June 1862	5950 tons	252' x 58' x 25' 6"	-	-	860	1862: Renamed Prince Consort Converted on the stocks into a broadside Ironclad
Ocean	1860/March 1862	5950 tons	252' x 58' x 25' 6"	-	-	860	Converted on the stocks into a broadside Ironclad
Caledonia	1860/October 1862	5950 tons	252' x 58' x 25' 6"	-	-	860	Converted on the stocks into a broadside Ironclad

Conversions

BLENHEIM Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Ajax	1807/May 1809	3800 tons	181' 3" x 48' 6" x 21'	1-shaft Maudslay engine 846 ihp 7.1 knots	26 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 4 x 10" Shell Gun SBML 28 x 32 pdr. SBML 2 x 68 pdr. SBML	600	1845 - 1848: Converted to steam power 1854 - 1856: Sea service 1856: Paid off 1864: Sold for scrapping
Blenheim	1808/May 1813	3800 tons	181' 3" x 48' 6" x 21'	1-shaft Seaward & Capel engine 938 ihp 5.8 knots	26 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 4 x 10" Shell Gun SBML 28 x 32 pdr. SBML 2 x 68 pdr. SBML	600	1845 - 1847: Converted to steam power 1854 - 1856: Sea service 1856: Paid off 1864: Sold for scrapping
Edinburgh	1807/January 1811	3800 tons	181' 3" x 48' 6" x 21'	1-shaft Maudslay engine 962 ihp 8.9 knots	26 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 4 x 10" Shell Gun SBML 28 x 32 pdr. SBML 2 x 68 pdr. SBML	600	1846 - 1852: Converted to steam power 1854 - 1856: Sea service 1856: Paid off 1864: Sold for scrapping
Hogue	1808/October 1811	3800 tons	181' 3" x 48' 6" x 21'	1-shaft Seaward & Capel engine 797 ihp 7.3 knots	26 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 4 x 10" Shell Gun SBML 28 x 32 pdr. SBML 2 x 68 pdr. SBML	600	1845 - 1849: Converted to steam power 1854 - 1856: Sea service 1856: Paid off 1864: Sold for scrapping

CORNWALLIS Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Cornwallis	1812/May 1813	-	176' x 47' 6" x 21'	1-shaft Penn engine 787 ihp 7.2 knots	4 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 4 x 10" Shell Gun SBML 50 x 32 pdr. SBML 2 x 68 pdr. SBML	600	1854 - 1855: Converted to steam power 1855 - 1856: Sea service 1856: Paid off 1865: Hulked (Sheerness) 1916: Renamed Wildfire 1957: Sold for scrapping
Hastings	-/1819	-	176' x 47' 6" x 21'	1-shaft Maudslay engine 597 ihp 6.7 knots	4 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 4 x 10" Shell Gun SBML 50 x 32 pdr. SBML 2 x 68 pdr. SBML	600	1854 - 1855: Converted to steam power 1855 - 1856: Sea service 1856: Paid off 1886: Sold for scrapping
Hawke	1815/March 1820	-	176' x 47' 6" x 21'	1-shaft Penn engine 500 ihp 6.5 knots	4 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 4 x 10" Shell Gun SBML 50 x 32 pdr. SBML 2 x 68 pdr. SBML	600	1854 - 1855: Converted to steam power 1855 - 1856: Sea service 1856: Paid off 1866: Sold for scrapping
Pembroke	1809/June 1812	-	176' x 47' 6" x 21'	1-shaft Maudslay engine 572 ihp 7.6 knots	4 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 4 x 10" Shell Gun SBML 50 x 32 pdr. SBML 2 x 68 pdr. SBML	600	1854 - 1855: Converted to steam power 1855 - 1856: Sea service 1856: Paid off 1904: Sold for scrapping
Russell	1814/May 1822	-	176' x 47' 6" x 21'	1-shaft Penn engine 578 ihp 6.7 knots	4 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 4 x 10" Shell Gun SBML 50 x 32 pdr. SBML 2 x 68 pdr. SBML	600	1854 - 1855: Converted to steam power 1855 - 1856: Sea service 1856: Paid off 1865: Sold for scrapping

NELSON

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Nelson	1809/July 1814	-	216' 3" x 54' 6 " x 24'	1-shaft Miller & Ravenhill engine 2102 ihp 11.5 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	850	1859 - 1860: Converted to steam power 1867: Fitted as schoolship for the Government of New South Wales 1898: Sold 1928: Broken up

ROYAL GEORGE Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Prince Regent	1815/April 1827	-	218' x 55' x 22' 6"	1-shaft Penn engine 1417 ihp 8.7 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	830	1860 - 1861: Converted to steam power 1873: Sold for scrapping
Royal George	1823/September 1827	-	205' 5" x 53' 6" x 23' 2"	1-shaft Watt engine - ihp - knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	830	1852 - 1853: Converted to steam power 1854 - 1856: Sea service 1856: Paid off 1865: Coastguard 1875: Sold for scrapping

BOMBAY

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Bombay	1826/March 1828	-	233' 9" x 52' 4" x 23'	1-shaft Humphreys & Tennant engine 1688 ihp 10.2 knots	14 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 66 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	750	1860 - 1861: Converted to steam power 1864: Sea service 1864: Destroyed by fire and explosion

RODNEY Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Rodney	1827/June 1833	-	214' x 54' 6" x 23' 2"	1-shaft Maudslay engine 2246 ihp 11.5 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 58 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	850	1859 - 1860: Converted to steam power 1867 - 1870: Sea service 1870: Paid off
Nile	1827/June 1839	-	205' 6" x 54' 6 " x 23'	1-shaft Seaward & Capel engine 928 ihp 6.8 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 58 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	850	1852 - 1854: Converted to steam power 1854 - 1864: Sea service 1864: Paid off 1876: Renamed TS Conway (Mersey) 1940: TS Conway (Anglesey) 1953: Wrecked in Menai Straits 1956: Burnt whilst being scrapped
London	1827/September 1840	-	210' 3" x 54' 6 " x 23' 2"	1-shaft Miller & Ravenhill engine 1084 ihp 11.5 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 58 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	850	1857 - 1858: Converted to steam power 1859 - 1863: Sea service 1863: Paid off 1874: Depot ship (Zanzibar) 1884: Sold for scrapping

QUEEN Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Queen	1833/May 1839	4502 tons	204' x 60' x 23' 9"	1-shaft Maudslay engine 2283 ihp 10.6 knots	30 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 54 x 32 pdr. SBML 2 x 68 pdr. SBML	830	1858 - 1859: Converted to steam power 1860 - 1864: Sea service 1864: Paid off 1871: Sold for scrapping
Royal Frederick	1841/1860	4502 tons	204' x 60' x 23' 9"	1-shaft Maudslay engine 2276 ihp 11.8 knots	30 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 54 x 32 pdr. SBML 2 x 68 pdr. SBML	830	1859 - 1860: Converted to steam power 1860: Renamed Frederick William 1864: Coastguard (Portland) 1876: Renamed TS Worcester (Greenhithe) 1948: Sold for scrapping; Sank on her way to the scrapyard 1953: Raised and scrapped

SAINT GEORGE Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Saint George	1827/August 1840	-	216' 9" x 55' 7" x 23' 2"	1-shaft Miller & Ravenhill engine 1730 ihp 10.9 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	830	1858 - 1859: Converted to steam power 1860 - 1864: Sea service 1864: Coastguard (Falmouth) 1883: Sold for scrapping
Royal William	1827/April 1833	-	216' 9" x 55' 7" x 23' 2"	1-shaft Napier engine 1763 ihp 10.6 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	830	1859 - 1860: Converted to steam power 1885: Renamed TS Clarence (Mersey) 1899: Burnt at her moorings
Neptune	1827/September 1832	-	216' 9" x 55' 7" x 23' 2"	1-shaft Miller & Ravenhill engine 1910 ihp 11.2 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	830	1858 - 1859: Converted to steam power 1859 - 1862: Sea service 1862: paid off 1875: Sold for scrapping
Waterloo	1827/June 1833	-	216' 9" x 55' 7" x 23' 2"	1-shaft Miller & Ravenhill engine 2048 ihp 9.9 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	830	1859: Converted to steam power 1862: Renamed Conqueror 1864 - 1866: Sea service 1866: Paid off 1877: Renamed TS Warspite (Greenhithe & Woolwich) 1918: Burnt
Trafalgar	1829/June 1841	-	216' 9" x 55' 7" x 23' 2"	1-shaft Maudslay engine 2275 ihp 10.9 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	830	1858 - 1859: Converted to steam power 1859 - 1863: Sea service 1864: Coastguard (Queensferry) 1869: TS (Portsmouth) 1873: Renamed TS Boscawen (Portland) 1906: Sold for scrapping

MAJESTIC Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Goliath	1834/July 1842	-	190' x 56' 9" x 23' 4"	1-shaft Penn engine 1438 ihp 9.2 knots	14 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 62 x 32 pdr. SBML	750	1856 - 1857: Converted to steam power 1875: Burnt
Collingwood	1835/August 1841	-	190' x 56' 9" x 23' 4"	1-shaft Rennie engine 1424 ihp 10.5 knots	14 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 62 x 32 pdr. SBML	750	1860 - 1861: Converted to steam power 1866: Sold for scrapping
Centurion	1839/May 1844	-	190' x 56' 9" x 23' 4"	1-shaft Miller & Ravenhill engine 1255 ihp 8.5 knots	14 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 62 x 32 pdr. SBML	750	1854 - 1855: Converted to steam power 1856 - 1862: Sea service 1862: Paid off 1870: Sold for scrapping
Mars	1839/July 1848	-	190' x 56' 9" x 23' 4"	1-shaft Maudslay engine - ihp - knots	14 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 62 x 32 pdr. SBML	750	1855 - 1856: Converted to steam power 1859 - 1863: Sea service 1863: Paid off; TS (Dundee) 1929: Sold for scrapping
Lion	1840/July 1847	-	190' x 56' 9" x 23' 4"	1-shaft Penn engine 1771 ihp 10.9 knots	14 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 62 x 32 pdr. SBML	750	1858 - 1859: Converted to steam power 1864: Coastguard (Greenock) 1905: Sold for scrapping
Majestic	1841/1853	-	190' x 56' 9" x 23' 4"	1-shaft Maudslay engine 1191 ihp 8.8 knots	14 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 62 x 32 pdr. SBML	750	1852 - 1853: Converted to steam power 1854 - 1857: Sea service 1857: Paid off 1860: Coastguard (Liverpool) 1867: Sold for scrapping
Meeanee	1842/November 1848	-	190' x 56' 9" x 23' 4"	1-shaft Penn engine 1384 ihp 10.4 knots	14 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 62 x 32 pdr. SBML	750	1856 - 1857: Converted to steam power 1862 - 1865: Sea service 1865: Paid off 1906: Sold for scrapping
Colossus	1843/June 1848	-	190' x 56' 9" x 23' 4"	1-shaft Penn engine 1458 ihp 9.3 knots	14 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 62 x 32 pdr. SBML	750	1854 - 1855: Converted to steam power 1855 - 1856: Sea service 1856: Paid off 1860: Coastguard (Portland) 1867: Sold for scrapping
Brunswick	1847/1855	-	190' x 56' 9" x 23' 4"	1-shaft Miller & Ravenhill engine 1438 ihp 7.7 knots	14 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 62 x 32 pdr. SBML	750	1854 - 1855: Converted to steam power 1856 - 1860: Sea service 1860: Paid off 1867: Sold for scrapping
Irresistible	1849/1859	-	190' x 56' 9" x 23' 4"	1-shaft Penn engine 1669 ihp 10.0 knots	14 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 62 x 32 pdr. SBML	750	1855 - 1859: Converted to steam power 1865: Coastguard (Southampton) 1869: Depot ship (Bermuda) 1891: Sold for scrapping

ALBION Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Albion	1839/September 1842	4300 tons	204' x 60' 2" x 23' 8"	1-shaft Humphreys & Tennant engine 1835 ihp 10.9 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 58 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	830	1860 - 1861: Converted to steam power 1861 - 1884: Reserve (Devonport) 1884: Sold for scrapping
Aboukir	1840/April 1848	4300 tons	204' x 60' 2" x 23' 8"	1-shaft Penn engine 1533 ihp 9.6 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 58 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	830	1856 - 1858: Converted to steam power 1859 - 1862: Sea service 1862: Depot ship/Floating battery (Jamaica) 1867: Receiving ship (Jamaica) 1878: Sold for scrapping
Exmouth	1841/1854	4300 tons	204' x 60' 2" x 23' 8"	1-shaft Maudslay engine 1252 ihp 9.1 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 58 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	830	1853 - 1854: Converted to steam power 1854 - 1858: Sea service 1858: Guardship (Devonport) 1859 - 1862: Sea service 1862: paid off 1887: Metropolitan Asylum Board TS 1905: Sold for scrapping

SANS PAREIL

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Sans Pareil	1845/1851	3800 tons	200' x 52' 1" x 22' 8"	1-shaft Boulton & Watt engine 622 ihp 7.0 knots (1-shaft James Watt & Co engine 1471 ihp 9.3 knots)	6 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 64 x 32 pdr. SBML	626	1849 - 1851: Converted to steam power 1854 - 1859: Sea service 1859: Paid off 1860: Flagship (Queenstown) 1861: Troopship 1863 - 1864: Sea service 1864: Paid off 1867: Sold for scrapping

DUKE OF WELLINGTON Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Duke of Wellington	1849/September 1852	5829 tons	240' x 60' x 24' 8"	1 -shaft Napier engine 1979 ihp 10. 1 knots	16 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 113 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	1100	Originally named Windsor Castle 1852: Converted to steam power 1853 - 1856: Sea service 1856: Paid off 1863: Receiving ship (Portsmouth) 1902: Sold for scrapping
Marlborough	1850/August 1855	6065 tons	245' x 60' x 25' 2"	1 -shaft Maudslay engine 2863 ihp 11.9 knots	63 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 58 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	1100	1853: Converted to steam power 1858 - 1864: Sea service 1864: Paid off; Receiving ship (Portsmouth) Renamed TS Vernon II (Portsmouth) 1924: Sold for scrapping; Sank whilst on her way to the scrapyard
Royal Sovereign	1849/April 1857	-	210' x 60' x 24' 8"	1 -shaft Maudslay engine 2796 ihp 12.3 knots	-	1100	1855: Converted to steam power 1864: Converted into a turret Ironclad
Prince of Wales	1848/January 1860	-	210' x 60' x 24' 8"	1 -shaft Penn engine 3352 ihp 12.6 knots	-	1100	1860: Converted to steam power 1869: Renamed TS Britannia (Dartmouth) 1909: Hulked 1914: Sold for scrapping

ROYAL ALBERT

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Royal Albert	1844/June 1854	5572 tons	232' 9' x 61' x 24' 2"	1-shaft Penn engine 1800 ihp 10.0 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 90 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	1050	1852: Converted to steam power 1854 - 1857: Sea service 1857: Paid off 1859 - 1861: Sea service 1861: Paid off 1883: Sold for scrapping

ORION Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Orion	1850/November 1854	-	238' x 55' 9 " x 24'	1-shaft Penn engine 2328 ihp 11.4 knots	34 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	860	1852: Converted to steam power 1855 - 1857: Sea service 1857: Paid off 1858 - 1861: Sea service 1861: Paid off 1867: Sold for scrapping
Hood	1849/May 1859	-	238' x 55' 9 " x 24'	1-shaft Penn engine 2385 ihp 11.7 knots	34 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 56 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	860	1856: Converted to steam power 1872: Barracks ship (Woolwich) 1888: Sold for scrapping

PRINCESS ROYAL Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Princess Royal	1841/June 1853	4540 tons	217' x 58' 2" x 24'	1-shaft Maudslay engine 1491 ihp 11.0 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 58 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	850	1852: Converted to steam power 1853 - 1860: Sea service 1860: Paid off 1864 - 1867: Sea service 1867: Paid off 1872: Sold for scrapping
Hannibal	1848/January 1854	4540 tons	217' x 58' 2" x 24'	1-shaft Scott & Sims engine 1071 ihp 8.6 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 58 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	850	1852: Converted to steam power 1854 - 1856: Sea service 1856: Paid off 1856: Guardship (Portsmouth) 1859 - 1862: Sea service 1862: Paid off 1884: Hulked 1904: Sold for scrapping

CRESSY

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Cressy	1846/July 1853	3707 tons	198' x 55' x 21' 8"	1-shaft Maudslay engine 1076 ihp 7.2 knots	14 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 66 x 32 pdr. SBML	750	1852: Converted to steam power 1854 - 1857: Sea service 1857: Paid off 1858: Guardship (Sheerness) 1859 - 1861: Sea service 1861: Paid off 1867: Sold for scrapping

CAESAR

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Caesar	1848/October 1853	-	208' x 56' x 23' 4"	1-shaft Penn engine 1420 ihp 10.3 knots	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 58 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	860	1852: Converted to steam power 1854 - 1856: Sea service 1856: Paid off 1858 - 1862: Sea service 1862: Paid off 1870: Sold for scrapping

ALGIERS

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Algiers	1848/January 1854	4730 tons	218' 7" x 60' x 24' 5"	1-shaft Fairbairn engine 1117 ihp 9 knots (Maudslay engine 2516 ihp 12.2 knots)	32 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 58 x 32 pdr. SBML 1 x 68 pdr. SBML	850	1852: Converted to steam power 1854 - 1857: Sea service 1857: Paid off; New engine installed 1859 - 1862: Sea service 1862: Paid off 1870: Sold for scrapping

WINDSOR CASTLE

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Windsor Castle	1844/August 1858	-	204' x 60' x 23' 9"	1-shaft Maudslay engine 2052 ihp 10.9 knots	30 x 8" Shell Gun SBML 70 x 32 pdr. SBML 2 x 68 pdr. SBML	930	Originally named Victoria 1857: Converted to steam power 1869: Renamed TS Cambridge (Devonport) 1908: Sold for scrapping

MERSEY Class

Name	Laid down/Launched	Displacement	Dimensions	Machinery	Armament	Crew	Notes
Mersey	1856/August 1858	5643 tons	336' x 52' x 21' 6"	1-shaft Maudslay engine 3691 ihp 12.6 knots	28 x 10" Shell Gun SBML 12 x 68 pdr. SBML	600	1875: Sold for scrapping
Orlando	1856/June 1858	5643 tons	336' x 52' x 21' 6"	1-shaft Penn engine 3617 ihp 13.00 knots	28 x 10" Shell Gun SBML 12 x 68 pdr. SBML	600	1871: Sold for scrapping

Key

-	=	Unknown
ihp	=	Indicated Horse Power
pdr.	=	pounder
SBML	=	Smooth Bore Muzzle Loading Gun
ton	=	20 cwt. or 2240 lbs.
TS	=	Training Ship

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� Robert George Cordery (2005)