HMS Lord Clyde (1864)
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Lord Warden, Lord Clyde's sister ship, at anchor
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| Name: | HMS Lord Clyde |
| Namesake: | Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde |
| Ordered: | 3 July 1863 |
| Builder: | Pembroke Naval Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 29 September 1863 |
| Launched: | 13 October 1864 |
| Completed: | 15 September 1866 |
| Commissioned: | June 1866 |
| Decommissioned: | 1872 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 1875 |
| General characteristics (as completed) | |
| Class and type: | Lord Clyde-class armoured frigate |
| Tonnage: | 4,067 (bm) |
| Displacement: | 7,842 long tons (7,968 t) |
| Length: | 280 ft (85.3 m) (p/p) |
| Beam: | 58 ft 11 in (18.0 m) |
| Draught: | 27 ft 2 in (8.3 m) |
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| Propulsion: | 1 shaft, 1 Trunk steam engine |
| Sail plan: | Ship rig |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement: | 605 |
| Armament: | 24 × 7-inch rifled muzzle-loading guns |
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HMS Lord Clyde was the name ship of the wooden-hulled Lord Clyde class of armoured frigates built for the Royal Navy during the 1860s. She and her sister ship, Lord Warden, were the heaviest wooden ships ever built and were also the fastest steaming wooden ships.Lord Clyde was initially assigned to the Channel Fleet in 1866, but was transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1868. The ship suffered engine problems throughout her career and it needed to be replaced after only two years of service. She rejoined the Mediterranean Fleet in 1871, but was badly damaged when she ran aground the next year. When Lord Clyde was under repair, her hull was found to be rotten and she was sold for scrap in 1875
HMS Lord Clyde was 280 feet (85.3 m) long between perpendiculars and had a beam of 58 feet 11 inches (18.0 m). The ship had a draught of 23 feet 9 inches (7.2 m) forward and 27 feet 2 inches (8.3 m) aft. She displaced 7,842 long tons (7,968 t) and had a tonnage of 4,067 tons burthen.
Lord Clyde had a very low centre of gravity which meant that she rolled very badly; she was said to be the worst roller in the Victorian fleet. This characteristic was so dramatic that when the rolling propensities of ships were compared, it was usual to say "as bad a roller as the Prince Consort", the Lord Clydes being beyond compare. Lord Clyde generally performed worse than did her sister ship, Lord Warden. In sea trials in 1867 with Bellerophon, Lord Clyde was rolling her gun ports under, while Bellerophon could have fought her main armament in safety. She was, however, very handy and sailed well in all weathers under sail or steam; her first captain reported that she was "as handy as a frigate". Her crew consisted of 605 officers and enlisted men.
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