HMS Victor Emmanuel (1855)
HMS Victor Emmanuel was a screw-propelled 91-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, originally launched as HMS Repulse, but renamed shortly after being launched.
 Victor Emmanuel, receiving-ship. British squadron China Station, 1897 | |
| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Victor Emmanuel |
| Ordered | 4 April 1851 |
| Builder |
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| Laid down | 16 May 1853 |
| Launched | 27 February 1855 |
| Commissioned | 9 September 1858 |
| Renamed |
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| Reclassified | Hospital and receiving ship from 1873 |
| Fate | Sold in 1899 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Agamemnon-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 3,074 bm |
| Length | 230 ft (70 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 55 ft 4 in (16.87 m) |
| Depth of hold | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Speed | 10.674kts (machinery) |
| Complement | 860 |
| Armament |
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Construction and commissioning
Victor Emmanuel was an Agamemnon-class ship of the line, a class originally designed as 80-gun sailing two-deckers.[2] They were re-ordered as screw ships in 1849, and Victor Emmanuel was duly reclassified as a 91-gun ship on 26 March 1852.[2] She was built and launched on 27 February 1855 under the name HMS Repulse, but was renamed Victor Emmanuel on 7 December 1855, in honour of Victor Emmanuel after he visited the ship.[3] She cost a total of £158,086, with £87,597 spent on her hull, and a further £35,588 spent on her machinery.[2]
Career
She served in the English Channel, the Mediterranean, and off the African coast during the Anglo-Ashanti wars.[3] On 4 May 1861, Victor Emmanuel ran aground on the Leufchino Shoal, in the Mediterranean Sea. Repairs cost £69.[4] She was assigned to Hong Kong to replace HMS Princess Charlotte and used as a hospital and receiving ship there from 1873. She was sold in 1899.[2]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 187.
- Lyon & Winfield. The Sail and Steam Navy List. pp. Chap. 5, pp. 5–6.
- Loney. "mid-Victorian RN vessels - Victor Emmanuel".
- "Naval Disasters Since 1860". Hampshire Telegraph. No. 4250. Portsmouth. 10 May 1873.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif, The Sail and Steam Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889, pub Chatham, 2004, ISBN 1-86176-032-9
- Victor Emmanuel's career
External links
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