HMS Bellerophon (1865)
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HMS Bellerophon was a central battery ironclad built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1860s.
HMS Bellerophon as she appeared when completed in 1866.
Right elevation drawing. The shaded areas represent the ship's armour.
Cutaway view of Bellerophon's trunk engine
Bellerophon's officers at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, while with the North America and West Indies Squadron, circa. 1889–1892
Horsepower
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Horsepower is a unit of measurement of power, or the rate at which work is done, usually in reference to the output of engines or motors. There are many different standards and types of horsepower. Tw
HMS Bellerophon (1865)
…Eight rectangular boilers provided steam to the engine at a working pressure of 27 psi (186 kPa; 2 kgf/cm2). The engine produced a total of 6,521 indicated horsepower (4,863 kW) during the ship's sea trials in August 1864 and the ship had a maximum speed 14.17 knots (26.24 km/h; 16.31 mph). Bellerophon carried 640…
A team of six horses mowing hay in East Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.