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Victoria Class (other)
Victoria class may refer to: * ''Victoria''-class submarine * ''Victoria''-class battleship * GWR Victoria Class steam locomotive {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upholder/Victoria-class Submarine
The ''Upholder''/''Victoria''-class submarines, also known as the Type 2400 (due to their displacement of 2,400 tonnes), are the class of the diesel-electric submarines built in the United Kingdom in the 1980s to supplement the nuclear submarines in the Submarine Service of the British Royal Navy. The boats were originally named the ''Upholder'' class, after the most renowned vessel of the former U class. Their British service life was short, with the vessels being decommissioned in 1994. After an unsuccessful bid to transfer these submarines to the Pakistan Navy in 1993–1994, the Canadian government eventually purchased the submarines and a suite of trainers from the Royal Navy for Canadian Forces Maritime Command (renamed to Royal Canadian Navy in 2011) to replace their decommissioned s in 1998. In Canadian service, the submarines are classified as the ''Victoria'' class. These submarines initially suffered from serious electrical problems and were beset by mechanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria-class Battleship
The Royal Navy's ''Victoria'' class (or ''Sans Pareil'' class) of the 1880s was the first class of ironclad warship (sometimes described as a battleship) which used triple expansion steam engines, previous classes having used compound engines. There were only two ships in this class. The lead ship, , was sunk in an accidental collision with another Royal Navy battleship, HMS ''Camperdown'' in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of half of her crew. Her sister ship, , survived until she was scrapped in April 1907. Design This class was intended to be an improved version of , and it was originally called the ''new Conquerors''. Armament The original intention had been to fit 13.5 inch (343 mm), 67-ton guns in place of the ''Conqueror''s 12 inch (305 mm) guns in the single forward turret but late during the design it was decided to enlarge them to take the 16.25 inch (413 mm), 110-ton gun. Similar guns had been supplied by the manufacturer, Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
