HMS Victoria

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:armament 12 × 6-inch guns
16 × 12-pounder guns
4 × 12-inch guns
2 × machine guns
12 × 5-inch guns
6 × 3-pounder guns
gptkbp:armor 12 inches
ironclad hull
gptkbp:beam 75 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkb:Royal_Dockyard,_Chatham
gptkbp:captain gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Sir_George_Tryon
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_George_Tryon
gptkbp:casualties 358
358 crew members
gptkbp:class gptkb:Téméraire-class_battleship
gptkb:Royal_Sovereign-class
gptkbp:collision_details HMS Camperdown turned and struck HMS Victoria
gptkbp:collision_with gptkb:HMS_Camperdown
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_W._W._W._Tryon
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Sir_George_Tryon
gptkbp:commissioned 1861
1870
1882
gptkbp:crew crew trained for naval warfare
gptkbp:crew_capacity 700
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and documentaries
gptkbp:decommissioned 1893
gptkbp:design steam-powered battleship
Naval architect Sir Edward Reed
gptkbp:displacement 14,150 tons
gptkbp:drafted_by 27 ft
gptkbp:events gptkb:Lemnos,_Greece
struck by HMS Camperdown
gptkbp:fate sunk
sunk in collision
gptkbp:financials £1,000,000
gptkbp:first_flight conducting maneuvers with HMS Camperdown
gptkbp:historical_context part of the naval arms race in the late 19th century
gptkbp:historical_documentation documented in naval history books
gptkbp:historical_figures various accounts of the disaster exist
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Victorian_era
gptkbp:historical_records detailed records of the incident exist
gptkbp:historical_research ongoing research into the sinking
gptkbp:historical_significance first major loss of a British battleship in action
first major naval disaster of the 20th century
one of the largest naval disasters of its time
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Victoria
gptkbp:investigates Royal Navy inquiry into the sinking
gptkbp:launch_date 1867-05-03
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Birkenhead
gptkbp:launched 1859
1867
1869
gptkbp:legacy led to changes in naval tactics
gptkbp:length 380 feet
400 ft
420 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
underwater near Tripoli
gptkbp:memorials held annually to honor the victims
memorials erected for the lost crew
gptkbp:military_engagement gptkb:Battle_of_the_Nile
gptkbp:military_strategy highlighted the importance of communication in naval operations
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:None
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Nile
sinking in 1893
last British battleship sunk in action during the 19th century
gptkbp:notable_ships influenced future battleship designs
remains a significant event in naval history.
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:railway
two steam engines
gptkbp:public_reaction public outcry over the loss of life
gptkbp:related_event collision with HMS Camperdown
gptkbp:reputation controversial sinking
gptkbp:resting_place underwater
gptkbp:service gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:shipwreck_site protected underwater archaeological site
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Hercules
gptkb:HMS_Albion
gptkb:HMS_Bulwark
gptkb:HMS_Trafalgar
gptkb:HMS_Camperdown
gptkb:HMS_Agamemnon
gptkb:HMS_Goliath
gptkb:HMS_Royal_Sovereign
gptkb:HMS_Vengeance
gptkb:HMS_Centaur
gptkb:HMS_Prince_of_Wales
gptkb:HMS_Royal_Oak
gptkb:HMS_Magnificent
gptkb:HMS_Audacious
gptkb:HMS_Colossus
gptkb:HMS_Majestic
gptkb:HMS_Glory
HMS Nile
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
16 knots
gptkbp:sunk 1893
approximately 10 minutes
June 22, 1893
changed naval policies regarding ship maneuvers
collision with HMS Camperdown
off the coast of Lebanon
off the coast of Tripoli
gptkbp:survivors about 600 crew members rescued
survivor stories provide insight into the disaster
gptkbp:type gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:year_created 1870-01-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Admiral_Sir_George_Tryon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5