HMS Penelope

HMS Penelope was a central-battery ironclad built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s and was rated as an armoured corvette. She was designed for inshore work with a shallow draught, and this severely compromised her performance under sail. Completed in 1868, the ship spent the next year with the Channel Fleet before she was assigned to the First Reserve Squadron in 1869 and became the coast guard ship for Harwich until 1887. Penelope was mobilised as tensions with Russia rose during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 and participated in the Bombardment of Alexandria during the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882. The ship became a receiving ship in South Africa in 1888 and then a prison hulk in 1897. She was sold for scrap in 1912.

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1867 — 1912  Wikimedia, Wikidata
ironclad warship, Pembroke Dockyard, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

• Dreadnought Project page^@
• The Victorian Royal Navy page^@
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1912-07-12T00:00:00Z

1867 — 1912 HMS Penelope

1867-06-18T00:00:00Z

1867-06-18T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1868-06-27T00:00:00Z

1868-06-27T00:00:00Z

ship completed

1865-09-04T00:00:00Z

1865-09-04T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

A labour of love

Alexandrie. Les cuirassés qui ont pris part au Bombardement du 11 Juillet

Affaires D'Égypte. Position des cuirassés a Port Said le 14 Aout - l'univers Illustre 1882

Boer Prisoners on Board HMS 'Penelope' - The Graphic 1899

Henry J. Morgan (1839-1917) - HMS 'Penelope', 1885–1887 - 1946-231 - Portsmouth Museums and Visitor Services

Alexandria, Ironclads which took part in the Bombardment, 11 July - The Graphic 1882

HMS Penelope diagrams Brasseys 1888

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		The Victorian Royal Navy page@		Wikidata
commons	image		A labour of love		Commons
commons	image		Alexandrie. Les cuirassés qui ont pris part au Bombardement du 11 Juillet		Commons
commons	image		Affaires D'Égypte. Position des cuirassés a Port Said le 14 Aout - l'univers Illustre 1882		Commons
commons	image		Boer Prisoners on Board HMS 'Penelope' - The Graphic 1899		Commons
commons	image		Henry J. Morgan (1839-1917) - HMS 'Penelope', 1885–1887 - 1946-231 - Portsmouth Museums and Visitor Services		Commons
commons	image		Alexandria, Ironclads which took part in the Bombardment, 11 July - The Graphic 1882		Commons
commons	image		HMS Penelope diagrams Brasseys 1888		Commons