HMS Royal Oak (1862)
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Royal Oak In Grand Harbour circa 1867 after being re-armed
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| Name: | HMS Royal Oak |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 1 May 1860 |
| Launched: | 10 September 1862 |
| Completed: | 28 May 1863 |
| Commissioned: | April 1863 |
| Decommissioned: | 1871 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1885 |
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| Class and type: | Prince Consort-class armoured frigate |
| Displacement: | 6,366 long tons (6,468 t) |
| Length: | 273 ft (83.2 m) |
| Beam: | 58 ft 6 in (17.8 m) |
| Draught: | 25 ft 2 in (7.7 m) |
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| Propulsion: | 1 shaft, 1 Horizontal return connecting-rod steam engine |
| Sail plan: | Barque rig |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range: | 2,200 nmi (4,100 km; 2,500 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) |
| Complement: | 585 |
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HMS Royal Oak was a Prince Consort-class armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in the 1860s. The lead ship of her class, she is sometimes described as a half-sister to the other three ships because of her different engine and boiler arrangements. Like her sisters, she was converted into an ironclad from a wooden ship of the line that was still under construction.
The ship spent most of her career with the Mediterranean Fleet, only briefly serving with the Channel Fleet. Royal Oak returned home in 1871 for a refit, but was instead placed in reserve to save money. Fourteen years later, still in reserve, she was sold for scrap in 1885.
HMS Royal Oak was 273 feet (83.2 m) long between perpendiculars and had a beam of 58 feet 6 inches (17.8 m). The ship had a draught of 23 feet 11 inches (7.3 m) forward and 25 feet 2 inches (7.7 m) aft. She displaced 6,366 long tons (6,468 t) and had a tonnage of 4,056 tons burthen.
Royal Oak had a low centre of gravity which meant that she rolled a lot and was an unsteady gun platform. She was, however, very handy and sailed well in all weathers under sail or steam. Her crew consisted of 585 officers and enlisted men.
Royal Oak had a simple horizontal 2-cylinder horizontal return connecting-rod steam engine, built by Maudslay, that drove a single propeller shaft using steam that was provided by six rectangular boilers. The engine produced 3,704 indicated horsepower (2,762 kW) during the ship's sea trials on 15 June 1863 which gave the ship a maximum speed of 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) under steam. She carried a maximum of 550 long tons (560 t) of coal, enough to steam 2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km; 2,500 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph).
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