HMS Devastation

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HMS Devastation was the first of two Devastation-class mastless turret ships built for the Royal Navy. This was the first class of ocean-going capital ships that did not carry sails, and the first in which the entire main armament was mounted on top of the hull rather than inside it.

1873 — 1907  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Devastation
mass 9330 long ton, beam 18.97 metre, length 86.87 metre, length 93.57 metre, draft 8.03 metre, 
turret ship, Devastation-class ironclad, Royal Navy, HMNB Portsmouth, 


Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

    1873-01-01T00:00:00Z
    1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
    1873 — 1907 HMS Devastation
    1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
    1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
    service retirement
    1869-11-12T00:00:00Z
    1869-11-12T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
    1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
    ship breaking
    1871-07-12T00:00:00Z
    1871-07-12T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1873-04-19T00:00:00Z
    1873-04-19T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
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    The Gun-Boat Rattlesnake coming to Admiral Baird`s fleet with news of the enemy - ILN 1889The Gun-Boat Rattlesnake coming to Admiral Baird's fleet with news of the enemy - ILN 1889
    HMS Devastation (1871) 12-inch gun turret interiorHMS Devastation (1871) 12-inch gun turret interior
    Girolamo Gianni (1837-after 1896) - The Mediterranean Fleet at Malta, June 1876, HMS `Sultan`, `Hibernia`, `Devastation` and `Helicon` in Harbour - BHC1894 - Royal Museums GreenwichGirolamo Gianni (1837-after 1896) - The Mediterranean Fleet at Malta, June 1876, HMS 'Sultan', 'Hibernia', 'Devastation' and 'Helicon' in Harbour - BHC1894 - Royal Museums Greenwich
    H.M.S. DevastationH.M.S. Devastation
    HM Turret Ship `Devastation` at Spithead on the Occasion of the Naval Review in Honour of the Shah of Persia, 23rd June 1873 BHC3287HM Turret Ship 'Devastation' at Spithead on the Occasion of the Naval Review in Honour of the Shah of Persia, 23rd June 1873 BHC3287
    Armaments; an ironclad battleship, H.M.S. Devastation. Engra Wellcome V0024614Armaments; an ironclad battleship, H.M.S. Devastation. Engra Wellcome V0024614
    Our British Navy - Past and Present (BM 1977,U.606)Our British Navy - Past and Present (BM 1977,U.606)
    Edward William Cooke (1811-1880) - HM Turret Ship `Devastation` at Spithead on the Occasion of the Naval Review in Honour of the Shah of Persia, 23rd June 1873 - BHC3287 - Royal Museums GreenwichEdward William Cooke (1811-1880) - HM Turret Ship 'Devastation' at Spithead on the Occasion of the Naval Review in Honour of the Shah of Persia, 23rd June 1873 - BHC3287 - Royal Museums Greenwich
    Meyers b12 s0661aMeyers b12 s0661a
    HMS `Imperieuse` and some of the newest types of ships of the British Navy - The GraphicHMS 'Imperieuse' and some of the newest types of ships of the British Navy - The Graphic
      TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
      linkpageDreadnought Project page@Wikidata
      linkpageDrachinifel page@Wikidata
      linkpageThe Victorian Royal Navy page@Wikidata
      commonsimageThe Gun-Boat Rattlesnake coming to Admiral Baird's fleet with news of the enemy - ILN 1889 Commons
      commonsimageHMS Devastation (1871) 12-inch gun turret interior Commons
      commonsimageGirolamo Gianni (1837-after 1896) - The Mediterranean Fleet at Malta, June 1876, HMS 'Sultan', 'Hibernia', 'Devastation' and 'Helicon' in Harbour - BHC1894 - Royal Museums Greenwich Commons
      commonsimageH.M.S. Devastation Commons
      commonsimageHM Turret Ship 'Devastation' at Spithead on the Occasion of the Naval Review in Honour of the Shah of Persia, 23rd June 1873 BHC3287 Commons
      commonsimageArmaments; an ironclad battleship, H.M.S. Devastation. Engra Wellcome V0024614 Commons
      commonsimageOur British Navy - Past and Present (BM 1977,U.606) Commons
      commonsimageEdward William Cooke (1811-1880) - HM Turret Ship 'Devastation' at Spithead on the Occasion of the Naval Review in Honour of the Shah of Persia, 23rd June 1873 - BHC3287 - Royal Museums Greenwich Commons
      commonsimageMeyers b12 s0661a Commons
      commonsimageHMS 'Imperieuse' and some of the newest types of ships of the British Navy - The Graphic Commons
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