Ajax-class ironclad
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The Ajax class of ironclad battleships consisted of two ships, HMS Ajax and HMS Agamemnon, serving in the Victorian era Royal Navy. Their main armament was turret-mounted.
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Launch of HMS Agamemnon in 1879 from The Illustrated London News | |
Class overview | |
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Preceded by | HMS Inflexible |
Succeeded by | Colossus class |
Built | 1876–1883 |
In commission | 1884–1904 |
Completed | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ironclad battleship |
Displacement | 8,510 tons |
Length | |
Beam | 66 ft (20 m) |
Draught | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
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Speed | 13 kn (24 km/h) |
Complement | 345 |
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