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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Royal Oak |
| Built | 1863–1867 |
| In commission | 1866–1889 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Scrapped | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 280 ft (85 m) |
| Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Draught | 27 ft 11 in (8.5 m) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | 1 shaft; 1 horizontal return connecting rod-steam engine |
| Sail plan | Ship rig |
| Speed | |
| Complement | 605 |
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The Lord Clyde-class ironclads were a pair of wooden-hulled armoured frigates built for the Royal Navy in the 1860s. They were designed by Edward Reed and built to make use of the large stocks of seasoned timber available in the royal shipyards. The ships hold a number of records for the Navy, including being the largest wooden-hulled warships, equipped with the largest and most powerful engines placed in a wooden hull and the worst rollers in the force. The lead ship, Lord Clyde, initially had a main armament of 7 in (180 mm) rifled muzzle-loading (RML) guns but had a short career, curtailed by problems with her engine and deterioration of her hull due to the use of unseasoned timber. The second ship of the class, Lord Warden, armed with a mixture of 7 in (180 mm), 8 in (200 mm) and 9 in (230 mm) RML guns, served as the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet and was mobilised during the Russo-Turkish War, although she did not see active service.
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