ship serve royal_navy world second ocean going iron armoured warship following sister ship hms warrior brief period warrior class ironclads powerful warships world virtually naval guns time rapid advances naval technology left sister obsolete short time spent time reserve training roles line service spent active career channel_fleet harbour training ship ireland renamed iii assigned training establishment plymouth ship sold scrap design description feet inches long perpendiculars feet long overall beam feet inches draught feet inches ship displaced long tons hull subdivided watertight transverse bulkheads compartments double underneath engine boiler rooms propulsion warrior class ships cylinder trunk steam engine sons driving single inch propeller rectangular boilers provided steam engine working pressure psi kpa cm2 engine produced total indicated horsepower sea trials september ship maximum speed knots mph steam ship carried long tons coal steam nautical miles knots mph ironclads ship rigged sail area square feet knots mph sail knots mph slower sister warrior armament armament warrior class ships intended muzzle loading pounder guns main deck fore aft chase guns upper deck modified construction rifled pounder breech loading guns pounders rifled breech loading pounder guns inch solid shot pounder gun weighed approximately pounds gun weighed pounds gun muzzle velocity range yards elevation inch shell pounder armstrong breech weighed pounds muzzle velocity elevation maximum range yards shell pounder breech loading gun inches diameter weighed pounds gun maximum range yards muzzle velocity pounder guns replaced heavier version guns fire solid shot explosive shells rearmed refit inch inch rifled muzzle loading guns ship received pounder breech loading guns use guns shell calibre inch gun weighed pounds gun weighed long tons muzzle velocity credited ability penetrate nominal inches wrought iron armour muzzle calibre inch gun weighed long tons fired pound shell credited nominal ability penetrate inch armour armour sides protected armour belt wrought iron inches thick covered middle feet ship ends ship left entirely unprotected meant steering gear vulnerable armour extended feet waterline feet inch transverse bulkheads protected guns main deck armour backed inches teak construction service ordered october glasgow price ship laid october launched february completion delayed drydock accident fitting damaged masts steamed november jury rigged fore ship commissioned june completed september assigned channel_fleet spent year flagship irish coast overhauled rearmed routine duty interrupted warrior towed large floating drydock refitted gaining deck rejoined channel_fleet flagship rear admiral sir second command fleet captain edinburgh took command ship crossed atlantic participate installation new governor general canada return placed reserve devonport reclassified armoured cruiser reactivated periodically annual fleet exercises harbour training ship stationed renamed ship moved plymouth renamed iii assigned training school hms sold scrap february
HMS Black Prince (1861)