HMS Northampton (1876)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Nelson class armoured cruiser |
| Name: | HMS Northampton |
| Builder: | Robert Napier & Sons, Govan |
| Laid down: | October 26, 1874 |
| Launched: | November 18, 1876 |
| Commissioned: | 1881 |
| Reclassified: | Training ship, June 1894 |
| Fate: | Sold for breaking up April 4, 1905 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 7,473 tons |
| Length: | 280 ft (85 m) pp |
| Beam: | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Draught: | 24 ft 10 in (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft Penn engine |
| Speed: | 13kts |
| Complement: | 560 |
| Armament: | 4 x 10 in Muzzle Loading Rifles 8 x 9 in Muzzle Loading Rifles 6 x 20 pdr (removed 1886) 6 x 6 pdr QF (added 1886) 8 x 3pdr QF (added 1886) 2 x Torpedo Tubes (added 1886) |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Northampton.
HMS Northampton was a Nelson class armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, built by Robert Napier & Sons, Govan, Scotland and launched in 1876. The Nelson class were "essentially second-class ironclads".[1] She was launched in 1876 but not commissioned until 1881.
HMS Northampton was flagship of the North America and West Indies Station until she was placed in reserve in 1886.[1] She was hulked as a boys' training ship in 1894 and sold for breaking up in 1905 to Ward, of Morecambe.[1]
[edit] References
- Lyon, D. & Winfield, R. The Sail & Steam Navy List, London (2004): Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1 86176 032 9
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). 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. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
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