:::: Naval Vessels - GREAT BRITAIN - BATTLESHIPS
RESEARCH*
Code - N1173
£1.35
Class - 1
Date - 1864
Description - H.M.S. RESEARCH N1173
Laid down as wooden frigate 1861 and
completed as ironclad sloop 1864.
Displacement 1,743 tons
Dimensions 195' x 39' x 14.5'
Armament 4 x 100 pdr S.B.
(rearmed 1870) 4 x 7" M.L.R.
Armour Belt 4.5" Iron, 19" Wood
Speed 10 knots
(6 knots under sail)
