HMS Camperdown (1885)
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HMS Camperdown was an Admiral-class battleship of the Royal Navy, named after Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown.
HMS Camperdown
Gun drill aboard Camperdown with the QF 6-pounder Nordenfelt guns
Camperdown's damaged bow after her 22 June 1893 collision with battleship Victoria.
Sketch by Melton Prior of Camperdown firing her 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns at Cretan insurgents attacking Izzeddin Fortress on Crete on 26–27 March 1897 as seen from HMS Revenge.
Admiral-class ironclad
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The British Royal Navy's ironclad Admiral-class battleships of the 1880s followed the pattern of the Devastation class in having the main armament on centreline mounts fore and aft of the superstructure. This pattern was followed by most following British designs until HMS Dreadnought in 1906. They were known as the Admiral class because they were all named after British admirals, such as Admiral George Anson.
Anson, c. 1897
Image: HMS Benbow Starboard elevation and Deck plan
Image: HMS Benbow left sectional view machinery spaces Brasseys 1888