Category: Royal Navy
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British Pre-Dreadnought Battleship HMS Empress of India (1891)
British Pre-Dreadnought Battleship HMS Empress of India (1891) HMS Empress of India was one of eight Royal Sovereign class pre dreadnought battleships authorised under the Naval Defence Act of 1889. Built at Pembroke Dockyard, she was laid down in 1889, launched in 1891, and completed in 1893. The class represented a decisive move away from… Read more
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British Pre-Dreadnought Battleship HMS Royal Sovereign (1891)
British Pre-Dreadnought Battleship HMS Royal Sovereign (1891) HMS Royal Sovereign was a British pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Sovereign class, built for the Royal Navy under the Naval Defence Act 1889. The other seven member of the class were: HMS Empress of India (1891), HMS Repulse (1892), HMS Hood (1891), HMS Ramillies (1892), HMS Resolution… Read more
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Royal Navy Ironclad HMS Captain
Royal Navy Ironclad HMS Captain HMS Captain was an innovative but ultimately ill-fated ironclad turret ship of the Royal Navy, launched in 1869. She was designed during a period of rapid technological change in naval architecture, when the transition from wooden sailing warships to armoured, steam-powered vessels was still underway. Although conceived as a powerful… Read more