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Description: | H.M.S. "DEVASTATION" LENGTH BETWEEN PERPENDICULARS 285FT 0 INS. BREADTH EXTREME 62FT 3INS. DRAUGHT OF WATER FORWARD 26FT 4INS AFT 26FT 6INS. NOMINAL HORSE POWER 800. INDICATED HORSEPOWER 5000. ESTIMATED SPEED PER HOUR IN KNOTS 12. PROVISIONS FOR 13 WEEKS 29 TON. WATER FOR 2 WEEKS 20 TON. QUANTITY OF COAL 1250 TONS. ARMANENTS IN FORETURRET 2 35 TON GUNS IN AFTER TURRET 2 35 TON GUNS COMPLEMENT OF OFFICERS AND MEN 326. BUILT AT PORTSMOUTH 1871
Metal rectangular plaque for the contemporary full hull model of HMS 'Devastation' (1871), a turret battleship.
CA: AAA.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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