HMS Nelson (1876)
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| 300px HMS Nelson in Hobart in 1884 | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Nelson |
| Builder: | John Elder & Co. |
| Laid down: | 2 November 1874 |
| Launched: | 4 November 1876 |
| Commissioned: | 1881 |
| Reclassified: | Training ship, 1902 |
| Fate: | Sold for breaking up 12 July 1910 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 7,473 tons |
| Length: | 280 ft (85 m) pp |
| Beam: | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Draught: | 24 ft 10 in (7.57 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Shaft Elder steam engine |
| Speed: | 14 kts |
| Complement: | 560 |
| Armament: |
4 x 10-inch (254 mm) Rifled Muzzle Loading guns |
| Armour: | Belt 6 to 9 inches thick |
| 300px Plan & section of HMS Nelson | |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Nelson.
HMS Nelson was a Nelson class armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, built by John Elder & Company, Govan, Scotland and launched in 1876, commissioned in 1881, and sold for scrapping in 1910. She sailed for the Australia Station after commissioning, and served there until 1889. She then commenced a two year refit.
From 1891 until 1894 she was a guardship at Portsmouth, before being placed in reserve. She was converted to a training ship for stokers in 1902 and broken up in Holland after being sold in 1910.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- Roger Chesneau and Eugene M. Kolesnik, ed., Conway's All The Worlds Fighting Ships, 1860-1905, (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1979), ISBN 0-85177-133-5
- "Naval Historical Society of Australia, HMS Nelson, Armour Belted Cruiser 1882". http://www.navyhistory.org.au/hms-nelson-armour-belted-cruiser-1882/. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
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