HMS Howe (1885)

	Howe at anchor, before October 1904
History
United Kingdom
Name	Howe
Namesake	Admiral Richard Howe
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Cost	£639,434
Laid down	7 June 1882
Launched	28 April 1885
Commissioned	18 July 1889
Out of service	September, 1904
Fate	Sold for scrap, 11 October 1910
General characteristics
Class and type	Admiral-class ironclad battleship
Displacement	10,300 long tons (10,500 t)
Length	325 ft (99.1 m) (p.p.)
Beam	68 ft (20.7 m)
Draught	27 ft 10 in (8.5 m)
Installed power	7,500 ihp (5,600 kW) (normal); 11,500 ihp (8,600 kW) (forced draught);
Propulsion	2 × Humphreys compound-expansion steam engines; 2 × screws;
Speed	16.9 kn (31.3 km/h; 19.4 mph) (forced draught)
Range	7,200 nmi (13,300 km; 8,300 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	525–536
Armament	2 × twin 13.5 in (343 mm) guns; 6 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns; 12 × single 6-pdr 2.2 in (57 mm) Hotchkiss guns; 10 × single 3-pdr 1.9 in (47 mm) Hotchkiss guns; 5 × 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Waterline belt: 18–8 in (457–203 mm); Bulkheads: 16–7 in (406–178 mm); Barbettes: 11.5–10 in (292–254 mm); Conning tower: 12–2 in (305–51 mm); Deck: 3–2.5 in (76–64 mm);

HMS Howe was an Admiral-class ironclad battleship built for the Royal Navy during the 1880s. The ship was assigned to the Channel Fleet in mid-1890 and was badly damaged when she ran aground in late 1892. After repairs were completed, Howe was transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet in late 1893. She returned home in late 1896 and became a guardship in Ireland. Howe remained there until late 1901 when she was assigned to the Reserve Fleet. The ship was paid off in three years later and then sold for scrap in 1910.

History
Howe at anchor, before October 1904
United Kingdom
Name	Howe
Namesake	Admiral Richard Howe
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Cost	£639,434
Laid down	7 June 1882
Launched	28 April 1885
Commissioned	18 July 1889
Out of service	September, 1904
Fate	Sold for scrap, 11 October 1910
General characteristics
Class and type	Admiral-class ironclad battleship
Displacement	10,300 long tons (10,500 t)
Length	325 ft (99.1 m) (p.p.)
Beam	68 ft (20.7 m)
Draught	27 ft 10 in (8.5 m)
Installed power	7,500 ihp (5,600 kW) (normal) 11,500 ihp (8,600 kW) (forced draught)
Propulsion	2 × Humphreys compound-expansion steam engines 2 × screws
Speed	16.9 kn (31.3 km/h; 19.4 mph) (forced draught)
Range	7,200 nmi (13,300 km; 8,300 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	525–536
Armament	2 × twin 13.5 in (343 mm) guns 6 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns 12 × single 6-pdr 2.2 in (57 mm) Hotchkiss guns 10 × single 3-pdr 1.9 in (47 mm) Hotchkiss guns 5 × 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Waterline belt: 18–8 in (457–203 mm) Bulkheads: 16–7 in (406–178 mm) Barbettes: 11.5–10 in (292–254 mm) Conning tower: 12–2 in (305–51 mm) Deck: 3–2.5 in (76–64 mm)