Agamemnon-class ship of the line
 HMS James Watt | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Agamemnon |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Princess Royal class |
| Succeeded by | Renown class |
| In service | August 1852 — 1904 |
| Completed | 5 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | 90-gun, second-rate, screw-powered, ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 3,074 41⁄94 bm |
| Length | 230 ft (70.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 55 ft 4 in (16.9 m) |
| Depth of hold | 24 ft 6 in (7.5 m) |
| Installed power | 2,268 ihp (1,691 kW) |
| Propulsion | 1 screw; 1 single-expansion steam engine |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Speed | 9.4–11.4 knots (17.4–21.1 km/h; 10.8–13.1 mph) (trials) |
| Complement | 860 |
| Armament |
|
The Agamemnon-class (sometimes known as the James Watt class) steam battleships, or steam ships of the line, were a class of five 91-gun steam second rates of the Royal Navy. The original design was produced by John Edye in 1847, as a response to the French Le Napoléon, which was rumoured to be under development.
The first ship of the class, Agamemnon, was originally designed as a two-decker, 80-gun sailing ship of the line, but was re-ordered as the first purpose-built steam screw ship for the British Navy.[1]
Ships
- Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
- Ordered: 25 August 1849
- Launched: August 1852
- Fate: Sold, 12 May 1870
- Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
- Ordered: 14 January 1850
- Launched: 23 April 1853
- Fate: Sold, 23 January 1875
- Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
- Ordered:
- Launched: 27 September 1855
- Fate: Sold, 1898
- Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
- Ordered:
- Launched: 23 October 1858
- Fate: Sold, 1904
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered:
- Launched: 15 April 1858
- Fate: Sold, 20 June 1871
Citations
- ↑ Winfield, pp. 35, 37
References
- Duckers, Peter (2011). The Crimean War at Sea: Naval Campaigns against Russia, 1854-56. Pen & Sword Maritime. ISBN 978-1-84884-267-0.
- Lambert, Andrew D. (1984). Battleships in Transition: The Creation of the Steam Battlefleet 1815-1860. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-315-X.
- Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1817–1863: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-169-4.