HMS Captain (1869)
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hms-captain-1869-207-1843375
title:
HMS Captain (1869)
text:
HMS Captain was a major warship built for the Royal Navy as a semi-private venture, following a dispute between the designer and the Admiralty. With wrought-iron armour, steam propulsion, and the main battery mounted in rotating armoured turrets, the ship was, at first appearance, quite innovative and formidable. However, poor design and design changes resulted in a vessel that was overweight and ultimately unstable. In terms of seaworthiness she was reported as closely comparable to the higher
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encyclopedia
description:
British warship
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Captain_(1869)
date created:
2003-11-09T22:54:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T21:52:47Z
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13
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