HMS Cyclops

HMS Cyclops was the lead ship of the Cyclops-class breastwork monitors built for the Royal Navy during the 1870s. The ships were ordered to satisfy demands for local defence during the war scare of 1870, but the pace of construction slowed tremendously as the perceived threat of war declined. The ship spent most of her career in reserve; her only sustained period in commission was four months in Portland Harbour, during the Russo-Turkish War in 1878 when the British were trying to force the Russians to end the war without allowing them to seize Constantinople. Cyclops was sold for scrap in 1903.

MainTimelineWikipediaGalleryBibliographyTableSearchFiles

Wikimedia, Wikidata
Cyclops-class breastwork monitor, breastwork monitor, Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

• Dreadnought Project page^@
• The Victorian Royal Navy page^@
​ ​ ​

Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1870-09-10T00:00:00Z

1870-09-10T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

ship launching

{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}

Frameless

HMS Cyclops (1871)

Cyclops class monitor diagrams Brasseys 1888

Ironclad HMS Hecate 1871 and Gunboat HMS Goshawk 1872. (51001755320)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		The Victorian Royal Navy page@		Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Cyclops (1871)		Commons
commons	image		Cyclops class monitor diagrams Brasseys 1888		Commons
commons	image		Ironclad HMS Hecate 1871 and Gunboat HMS Goshawk 1872. (51001755320)		Commons