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Description: | Main deck plan of HMS Minotaur.
HMS 'Minotaur' was launched at the Thames Ironworks on 12 December 1863. At 400 feet, she was even longer than the 'Warrior'. She had ram bows and armour plating that was 5.5 inches thick and used 1,800 tons of armour plate, as against 900 tons for the 'Warrior'.
As fitted. | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Subjects: | Minotaur (1863) C 109 1908 (later) Ganges II 1906 (later) Agincourt (1865) Ganges 1906 (later) Blackwall Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company London Boscawen 1904 (later) Steamound 1927 (later) Acheron 1904 (later) Laird Brothers Ltd C 68 1926 (later) Millwall Ironworks Ltd Captain 1865 (ex) C 8 1909 (later) Ganges II 1908 (later) Boscawen III 1904 (later) Elephant 1863 (ex) HMS Northumberland (1866) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Creator: | Deadman, H E | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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