H.M.S. Trafalgar
1890
(Hai 788)
- Class: Trafalgar - 2 turret ships of 1886
- Displacement: 12,590 tons
- Dimensions: 345ft (pp) x 73ft x 28ft 6in
- Machinery: 2-shaft Humphreys 3 cyl TE, 6 cyl boilers, 7500ihp = 15 knots natural draught, 12,000ihp = 16.75 knots forced draught
- Armor: Belt 20in-14in, bulkheads 16in-14in, citadel 18in-16in, turrets 18in, CT 14in, decks 3in
- Armament: 4-13.5in BL (2x2), 6-4.7in QF, 8-6pdr QF, 9-3pdr QF, 4-14in TT (2 sub on beam, 1 bow, 1 stern aw)
- Complement: 577
- Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
- Laid Down: 18 Jan 1886
- Launched: 20 Sep 1887
- Completed: Mar 1890
- Notes: Designed to meet the demand for ships with substantially better protection than the Victoria and 'Admiral' classes. As with previous low-freeboard ships, Trafalgar and sister Nile were very wet and unable to maintain high speed at sea - typically 13-14 kits in moderate conditions. Both had active careers in the Mediterranean until 1897-98 when they returned to home waters for service as portguard ships prior to being placed in reserve. Trafalgar served as a drillship at Sheerness 1907-09; sold for breakup in 1911.
Up