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Saturday 30 March 2024

British central battery ironclad HMS Alexandra 1873-1908

Designed by the Department of the Controller of the Navy and engined by Messrs. Humphrys [and Tennant]. Designer chief constructor of the Royal Navy (1872-1885) Sir Nathaniel Barnaby (25 February 1829 Chatham-16 June 1915 London. )Laid down by Chatham Dockyard on 5 March 1873, launched on 7 April 1875, commissioned on 31 Januay 1877, mechanical training ships since 1903 and sold to be broken up in 1908.

Sources

Francis Elgar. The Royal Navy 1872-1880 in a series of illustrations. Lithographed in colours. From original drawings by W.F. Mitchell, esquire. Portsmouth, December 1880.

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