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HMS Anson (1886) |
Type: |
Battleship |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke, Wales |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Launched: |
February 17, 1886 |
Keel Laid: |
April 24, 1883 |
Commissioned: |
May 58, 1885 |
Fate: |
Sold July 13, 1909 to Clarkson and scrapped in Upnor, England. |
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Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
330' |
Engines: |
2 three cylinder inverted compound by Humphreys |
Beam: |
68' 6" |
Boilers: |
10 cylindrical (coal fired) |
Draft: |
27' |
Shafts: |
2 |
Displacement: |
10,600 std. |
HP: |
7,500 normal / 11,500 forced |
Speed: |
15.7 knots normal / 17.4 knots forced |
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Crew: |
530 |
Range: |
5,000 NM @ 10 knots |
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Armament As Built |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling |
4 |
13.5"/30 (343mm) |
2 twin mounts |
12,620 yards @ 13.5° (7.1 miles) 1,230 lb. shell |
6 |
6"/40 (152mm) |
single mounts |
10,000 yards @ 15° (5.6 miles) 100 lb. HE shell |
12 |
2.244"/40 (57mm) 6 pounder |
single mounts |
8,700 yards @ 45° (4.5 miles) 6 lb. HE shell |
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Armament notes |
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Sources indicate that Anson also carried 5 torpedo launchers. |
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Builder's Data |
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Page published May 25, 2007 |