Audacious-class ironclad

	HMS Vanguard with the later barque rig
Class overview
Name	Audacious class
Built	1867–1870
In commission	1870–1927
Completed	4
Lost	2
General characteristics
Type	Ironclad warship
Displacement	Audacious/Invincible: 6,106 tons; Iron Duke/Vanguard: 6,034 tons;
Length	Audacious/Invincible: 280 ft (85 m); Iron Duke/Vanguard: 341 ft 3 in (104.01 m);
Beam	54 ft (16 m)
Draught	Audacious/Invincible: 22 ft 7 in (6.88 m); Iron Duke/Vanguard: 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m);
Propulsion	Coal-fired reciprocating steam engines; 6 boilers; 2 shafts;
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship; later converted to barque-rig;
Speed	Audacious/Invincible: 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph); Iron Duke/Vanguard: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph);
Complement	450
Armament	Audacious/Invincible:; 10 × 9 inch guns; 4 × 64-pounder guns; Iron Duke/Vanguard:; 10 × 12-ton, 9 inch (229 mm) RML guns; 4 × 6 in (150 mm) 64-pounder (29 kg) RML 'chaser' guns (2 at bows; 2 at stern); 6 × 20-pounder (9 kg) guns; Ram;
Armour	Audacious/Invincible:; 8 ft (2.4 m) waterline belt 6 to 8 in (150 to 200 mm) thick; Central battery 6 to 8 in (150 to 200 mm) armour; 10 in (250 mm) teak backing; Iron Duke/Vanguard:; Iron plating with teak backing; Belt: 6 to 8 in (150 to 200 mm); Battery: 4 to 6 in (100 to 150 mm); Bulkheads: 4 to 5 in (100 to 130 mm);

The Audacious-class ironclad battleships were designed by Sir Edward Reed at the request of the Board of Admiralty to serve as second-class battleships on distant foreign stations.

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