Agamemnon-class ship of the line

HMS James Watt

Class overview
Name| Agamemnon
Operators|  Royal Navy
Preceded by| Princess Royal class
Succeeded by| Renown class
In service| August 1852 — 1904
Completed| 5
General characteristics
Type| Steam Ship of the line
Displacement| 4614 long tons
Tons burthen| 3085 bm
Length|

* 239 ft 3 in (72.92 m) (overall)
* 193 ft 3 in (58.90 m) (keel)

Beam| 55 ft 4 in (16.87 m)
Draught| 23 ft 1 in (7.04 m)
Propulsion| Sails & 600nhp steam engine with single screw
Sail plan| Full-rigged ship
Speed| 11.9 knots (steaming)
Complement| 860 officers and men
Armament|

* 91 guns:
* Gundeck: 34 × 8 in shell guns (65cwt)
* Main deck: 34 × 32-pounders (56cwt)
* Upper deck: 22 × 32-pounders (45cwt) \+ 1 × 68-pounder (95cwt)

The Agamemnon-class (sometimes known as the James Watt-class) steam battleships, or steam ships of the line, were a class of five 91-gun steam second rates of the Royal Navy. The original design was produced by John Edye in 1847, as a response to the French Le Napoléon, which was rumoured to be under development.

The first ship of the class, Agamemnon, was originally designed as a two decker, 80 gun sailing ship of the line. But was re-ordered as the first purpose built steam screw ship for the British Navy.[1]

## Ships

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* HMS Agamemnon

Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
Ordered: 25 August 1849
Launched: August 1852
Fate: Sold, 12 May 1870

* HMS James Watt

Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
Ordered: 14 January 1850
Launched: 23 April 1853
Fate: Sold, 23 January 1875

* HMS Victor Emmanuel

Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
Ordered:
Launched: 27 September 1855
Fate: Sold, 1898

* HMS Edgar

Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
Ordered:
Launched: 23 October 1858
Fate: Sold, 1904

* HMS Hero

Builder: Chatham Dockyard
Ordered:
Launched: 15 April 1858
Fate: Sold, 20 June 1871

## References & Citations

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* Lambert, Andrew (1984) Battleships in Transition: The Creation of the Steam Battlefleet 1815–1860. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-315-X.

## References

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1. ^ Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1817-1863: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848321694.

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