HMS Agamemnon (1852)
Agamemnon laying cable, 1858 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Agamemnon |
| Namesake | King Agamemnon of Mycenae |
| Ordered | 20 June 1849 |
| Launched | 22 May 1852 |
| Completed | 9 February 1853 |
| Commissioned | 27 September 1852 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 12 May 1870 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | 91-gun second-rate |
| Tons burthen | 3,102 49⁄94 bm |
| Length | 230 ft (70.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 55 ft 6 in (16.9 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft 8 in (5.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 24 ft 6 in (7.5 m) |
| Installed power | 1,548 ihp (1,154 kW) |
| Propulsion | 1 screw; 1 single-expansion steam engine |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Speed | 11.2 knots (20.7 km/h; 12.9 mph) |
| Complement | 860 |
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HMS Agamemnon was a 91-gun second rate steam and sail-powered Agamemnon-class ship of the line built for the Royal Navy during the 1850s. Completed in 1853, she served in the Crimean War of 1854–1855. The ship was sold for scrap in 1870.