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HMS Howe (1885) |
Type: |
Battleship |
Class: |
Admiral (1882) (Class Overview) |
Builder: |
Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke, Wales |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Launched: |
April 28, 1885 |
Keel Laid: |
June 7, 1882 |
Commissioned: |
July 18, 1889 |
Fate: |
Sold Oct. 11, 1940 to T. W. Ward and scrapped at Briton Ferry, Wales. |
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Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
325' |
Engines: |
2 three cylinder inverted compound by Humphreys |
Beam: |
68' |
Boilers: |
10 cylindrical (coal fired) |
Draft: |
26' 4" |
Shafts: |
2 |
Displacement: |
10,300 std. |
HP: |
7,500 normal / 11,500 forced |
Speed: |
15.5 normal / 16.8 forced |
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Crew: |
525 |
Range: |
5,000 NM @ 10 knots |
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Armament As Built |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling |
4 |
13.5"/30 (343mm) |
2 twin mounts |
12,620 yards @ 13.5° (7.1 miles) 1,250 lb. shell |
6 |
6"/40 (152mm) |
single mounts |
10,000 yards @ 15° (5.6 miles) 100 lb. HE shell |
12 |
2.244"/40 (57mm) 6 pounder |
single mounts |
8,700 yards @ 45° (4.9 miles) 6 lb. HE shell |
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Armament notes: |
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Sources indicate Howe had five torpedo launchers. |
Page created June 30, 2007 |