HMS Victoria (1887)
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HMS Victoria was the lead ship in her class of two battleships of the Royal Navy. On 22 June 1893, she collided with HMS Camperdown near Tripoli, Lebanon, during manoeuvres and quickly sank, killing 358 crew members, including the commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon. One of the survivors was executive officer John Jellicoe, later commander-in-chief of the British Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland.
HMS Victoria by William Frederick Mitchell
Scale model of Victoria, as she was when launched in 1887 from Elswick, located in the Discovery Museum in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Turret on Sans Pareil
Section showing a BL 16.25 in (413 mm) gun. The weight of the guns contributed to instability of the ship and necessitated a low bow.
Victoria-class ironclad
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The Royal Navy's Victoria class of the 1880s was the first class of ironclad warship which used triple expansion steam engines, previous classes having used compound engines.
HMS Victoria
Starboard elevation, deck plan and sectional views, as shown in Brassey's naval annual 1888–9
BL 16.25 inch gun in loading position in turret
HMS Sans Pareil