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HMS Prince of Wales (1860)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Britannia.

HMS Britannia, painting by Henry J. Morgan
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Prince of Wales [1]
Ordered
  • 29 June 1848 [2]
  • Re-ordered to complete as screw 9 April 1856 [2]
BuilderPortsmouth Dockyard[1][2]
Laid down
  • 10 June 1848 [1]
  • Commenced conversion to steam 27 October 1856[1]
Launched25 January 1860[1]
RenamedHMS Britannia, 3 March 1869[1]
Fate
  • Sold 13 September 1914[1]
  • Arrived at Blyth for breaking up July 1916[3]
  • Hulked from September 1909.[3]
NotesEngines removed 1867.[3]
General characteristics
Class & type
  • Modified Queen-class 120- gun three-decker (as designed)[2]
  • Screw three-decker (as built)[1]
Tonnage
  • 3,186 tons (as designed)[1][2]
  • 3,966 tons (as redesigned for steam)[3]
  • 3,994 tons (as built)[3]
Displacement6,201 long tons (6,301 t) (as built)[3]
Length
  • 210 ft (64 m) overall (as designed)[1][2]
  • 171 ft 1 in (52.1 m) keel-line (as designed)[2]
  • 252 ft 0 in (76.8 m) overall (as built)[2]
  • 213 ft 0 in (64.9 m) keel-line (as built)[1]
Beam
  • 60 ft 0 in (18.3 m) (as designed)[2]
  • 60 ft 2 in (18.3 m) (as built)[3]
Draught25 ft 5 in (if fully stored)[1]