Medway Queen Type: Paddle excursion steamer 1924-39 & 1947-63 Paddle Minesweeper 1939-45 (as HMS Medway Queen) Nightclub 1966-74 (as Medway Queen Club, Newport Isle of Wight) Launched: 23 April 1924 At: Ailsa Ship Building Company of Troon on the river Clyde, Scotland Inaug... read more
Class: A-Class Launched: 28 July 1945 At: Vickers & Amrstrong Ltd., Barrows-in-Furness Commissioned: 11 March 1947 Length: 281 feet 9 inches Beam: 22 feet, 3 in. Draft: 16 feet 9 in. Displacement: 1,120 tons surfaced, 1,620 tons submerged (after 1960: 1,380 surfaced, 1,620 submerged) A... read more
Class: Edinburgh Class (Modified Southampton Class) Cruiser Launched: March 17, 1938 (St. Patrick's Day) At: Harland & Wolff Shipyard, Belfast Northern Ireland Commissioned: August 5, 1939 Length: 613 feet, 6 inches Beam: 69 feet Draft: 19 feet, 9 inches Displacement: 11,553 tons Armam... read more
Class: CA Destroyer Launched: 1944 Built at: Isle of Wight Length: 350 feet at waterline Beam: 35 feet, 8 inches Draft: 13 feet (standard), 14.5 (full) Complement: 16 officers, 247 ratings Tonnage: 2,106 (standard), 2,530 (full) Shaft Horse Power: 40,000 on two shafts Speed: 30 knots End... read more
Class: Osprey/Doterel class sloop Length: 190 ft overall (57.91 m), 170 ft perpendiculars Beam: 36 ft (58.81m) Draught: 16 ft maximum Displacement: 1,130 tons Machinery: Single shaft two cylinder horizontal compound expansion steam engine. Three cylindrical boilers Speed: 15 knots ... read more
Class: Holland 1 class Launched: 1901 At: Barrows-in-Furness Length: 63.44 feet Beam: 11.9 feet Displacement: 105 tons submerged Armament: Up to three 18 inch torpedoes, one torpedo tube. Crew: Eight men. Armament: 18 inch torpedo in the tube, two reloads Address: Royal... read more
Specifications: Length: 290ft (90m) Width: 26ft (8.1m) Draft: 16 ft (5m) Displacement: 2,410 tons Range: 9,000 miles Compliment: 68 men Speed submerged: 17knots (20 mph) Address: Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust The Historic Dockyard Chatham Kent, ME4 4TZ United Kingdom Tel: 44 163 48... read more
Class: First Rate Ship of the Line Launched: May 1765 At: Chatham, Kent England Commissioned: February 1778 Length: 277 feet 6 inches Beam: 52 feet Draft: 25 feet Displacement: 2,162 tons Armament: 100 Guns (Cannon and Carronade) Complement: 850 Address: HMS Victory HM Naval Base Po... read more
Class: Warrior Class Sail & Steam Launched: 29 Dec 1860 At: Thames Iron Works & Shipbuilding Company, London, England Commissioned: 1861 Length: 418 feet Beam: 58 feet Draft: 26 feet Displacement: 9,210 tons Maximum Speed: 13 knots under sail, 14.5 knots under steam Armament: 26 m... read more
Class: X-class Completed: 1943 At: Marshall, Gainsborough Length: 51.25 feet Beam: 5.75 foot Draft: 5.3 foot Displacement: 27 tons surface, 30 tons submerged Armament: Two 4,400 pound detachable explosives. Crew: Four men. Armament: Two 4,400 lb. detachable explosive charges Max Depth: 3... read more