HMS Superb (1875)
HMS Superb was an ironclad battleship designed by Sir Edward Reed for the Ottoman Navy, and was built in Britain by Thames Ironworks under the name of Hamidieh. She had both engines and sails. Together with the two ships of the Belleisle class and HMS Neptune, she was compulsorily purchased by the British Government at the time of the Russian war scare of 1878. Her original design drawings show her as an enlarged Hercules with heavier armament and thicker armour; she was extensively altered from these plans after her purchase, leading to a five-year gap between her launch and her completion. Her poop and forecastle were enlarged, enabling her to carry sixteen ten-inch muzzle-loaders. This was the highest number of heavy guns of uniform calibre ever carried on a British battleship. She also
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HMS Superb (1875)
HMS Superb was an ironclad battleship designed by Sir Edward Reed for the Ottoman Navy, and was built in Britain by Thames Ironworks under the name of Hamidieh. She had both engines and sails. Together with the two ships of the Belleisle class and HMS Neptune, she was compulsorily purchased by the British Government at the time of the Russian war scare of 1878. Her original design drawings show her as an enlarged Hercules with heavier armament and thicker armour; she was extensively altered from these plans after her purchase, leading to a five-year gap between her launch and her completion. Her poop and forecastle were enlarged, enabling her to carry sixteen ten-inch muzzle-loaders. This was the highest number of heavy guns of uniform calibre ever carried on a British battleship. She also
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HMS Superb was an ironclad bat ...... y the Ottoman navy as planned.
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commissioning date
1880-10-04
completion date
1880-11-15
length (μ)
1.011936e+2
ship beam (μ)
1.79832e+1
ship launched
1875-11-16
status
Broken up 1906
top speed (kmh)
2.44464e+1
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728,055,974
Ship armament
*From 1880:
*16 × rifled muzz ...... iring Guns
*4 × torpedo tubes
Ship armour
*Belt: –
*Battery:
*Bulkheads: –
*Conning tower:
*Decks:
Ship complement
Ship country
United Kingdom
Ship displacement
Ship draught
* light
* deep load
Ship laid down
Ship propulsion
*One-shaft Maudslay horizontal
*I.H.P.= 6,580
Ship sail plan
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HMS Superb was an ironclad bat ...... a British battleship. She also
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HMS Superb (1875)
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