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UNITED KINGDOM
PRINCE CONSORT wooden broadside ironclads (1864-1866)
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Caledonia
Ships
Name |
No | Yard No |
Builder |
Laid down |
Launched |
Comp |
Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Consort | Pembroke DYd | 13.8.1860 | 26.6.1862 | 6.2.1864 | sold 3.1882 | ||
| Ocean | Devonport DYd | 23.8.1860 | 19.3.1863 | 6.9.1866 | sold 5.1882 | ||
| Caledonia | Woolwich DYd | 1.10.1860 | 24.10.1862 | 6.7.1865 | sold 9.1886 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | Prince Consort: 6430 Ocean: 6535 Caledonia: 6753 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 83.2 pp |
| Breadth, m | Prince Consort: 17.9 Ocean: 17.8 Caledonia: 18.0 |
| Draught, m | 7.31 hold depth |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | Prince Consort: sails + 1 2-cyl HSE, return connection rod, 8 rectangular boilers Ocean, Caledonia: sails + 1 2-cyl HSE, return connection rod, double piston rods, 8 rectangular boilers |
| Power, h. p. | Prince Consort: 4234 Ocean: 4244 Caledonia: 4092 |
| Max speed, kts | Prince Consort: 13.1 Ocean, Caledonia: 12.9 |
| Fuel, t | coal 550 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2200(5) |
| Armour, mm | iron; belt: 114-76 with 749mm oak backing |
| Armament | Prince Consort: 7 x 1 - 183/17 110pdr 82cwt BL, 8 x 1 - 241/15 'Somerset' 100pdr SBML, 16 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt SBML Ocean: 24 x 1 - 178/16 MLR Mk III Caledonia: 10 x 1 - 183/17 110pdr 82cwt BL, 8 x 1 - 241/15 'Somerset' 100pdr SBML, 12 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt SBML |
| Complement | 605 |
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Caledonia
Project history
Laid down as 91-gun 2nd rates, these ships were approved to be converted to ironclad frigates in 1861. Half-sisters to Royal Oak and had similar conversion except for the provision of increased machinery power to secure greater speed. They were unsuccessful because the extra weight of the machinery cancelled the advantages of the extra power. Ships were barque-rigged on completion and were converted to ship rig in 1866. All made 10-12kts under sails only. They rolled excessively because of the high level of stability but handled well under sail and steam.
Ship protection
Side armour was extended to the full length of the ship, being 114mm amidships and 76mm at the ends. The hull behind the armour was of 749mm thick oak.
Modernizations
1867, all: rearmed with 4 x 1 - 203/15 MLR Mk III, 20 x 1 - 178/16 MLR Mk III
Naval service
No significant events.
