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The '''''Sans Pareil'' Class''' of two battleships was constructed for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1880s. They were the last British battleships to mount their main armament in one turret, and the first to have triple-expansion engines. | The '''''Sans Pareil'' Class''' of two battleships was constructed for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1880s. They were the last British battleships to mount their main armament in one turret, and the first to have triple-expansion engines. {{UK-Victoria}} famously [[Loss of H.M.S. Victoria|sank]] after collision with another battleship in 1893, and {{UK-SansPareil}} had an uneventful career, being shortly rendered obsolescent by other battleships coming into service. | ||
==Design History== | ==Design History== | ||
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name=Sans Pareil | name=Sans Pareil | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Thames Iron Works]] | builder=[[Thames Iron Works]]{{Conways1860|p. 30}} | ||
order= | order= | ||
laid=21 Apr, 1885 | laid=21 Apr, 1885{{Conways1860|p. 30}} | ||
launch=9 May, 1887 | launch=9 May, 1887{{Conways1860|p. 30}} | ||
comm=8 Jul, 1891 | comm=8 Jul, 1891{{Conways1860|p. 30}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2=Scrapped | fate2=Scrapped | ||
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name=Victoria | name=Victoria | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Armstrong, | builder=[[Armstrong]], Elswick{{Conways1860|p. 30}} | ||
order= | order= | ||
laid=23 Apr, 1885 | laid=23 Apr, 1885{{Conways1860|p. 30}} | ||
launch=9 Apr, 1887 | launch=9 Apr, 1887{{Conways1860|p. 30}} | ||
comm= | comm=Mar, 1890{{Conways1860|p. 30}} | ||
fate= | fate=Rammed | ||
fate2= | fate2=by {{UK-Camperdown}} | ||
fatedate=22 Jun, 1893 | fatedate=22 Jun, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 30}} | ||
} | } | ||
Revision as of 14:00, 21 September 2012
The Sans Pareil Class of two battleships was constructed for the Royal Navy in the 1880s. They were the last British battleships to mount their main armament in one turret, and the first to have triple-expansion engines. Victoria famously sank after collision with another battleship in 1893, and Sans Pareil had an uneventful career, being shortly rendered obsolescent by other battleships coming into service.
Design History
As noted by naval architect and historian D. K. Brown, the design history of this class is "obscure."[1] Parkes suggests that the Director of Naval Construction, Nathaniel Barnaby, had little input into the designs and worked from instructions issued by the Board of Admiralty.[2] Brown comments that this is somewhat strange since the First Naval Lord, Sir Astley Cooper Key, was an advocate of the layout of the "Admiral" class, which the Sans Pareil and her sister contradicted with their single turret arranged for end-on fire.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Brown. p. 99. However, in the Admiralty Library, Portsmouth is, "A file of draft manuscript and printed papers of 2 memoranda written by Admiral Sir Arthur Hood (1824-1901) as First Sea Lord in support of proposals to build two new improved battleships, July-August 1885." MSS 171.
- ↑ Parkes. p. 331.
- ↑ Brown. Loc. cit.
Bibliography
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
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