HMS Sans Pareil (1887)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Sans Pareil
Builder	Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Leamouth, London
Laid down	21 April 1885
Launched	9 May 1887
Commissioned	8 July 1891
Nickname(s)	Sans Pareil and her sister ship Victoria together were known as "The Pair of Slippers"
Fate	Sold for scrapping to Thos. W. Ward, 9 April 1907
General characteristics
Class and type	Victoria-class battleship
Displacement	10,470 tons
Length	370 ft (110 m)
Beam	70 ft (21 m)
Draught	26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Propulsion	Humphreys & Tennant triple expansion engines; 2 shafts; 8,000 ihp natural draught; 14,482 ihp forced draught;
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h) natural draught; 17.75 knots (32.87 km/h) forced draught;
Complement	550
Armament	2 × BL 16.25-inch (412.8 mm) guns; 1 × BL 10-inch (254.0 mm) gun; 12 × BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns; 12 × 6-pounder; 6 × torpedo tubes;
Armour	Belt: 18 in (46 cm); Bulkheads: 16 in (41 cm); Turrets: 17 in (43 cm); Redoubt: 18 in (46 cm); Forward screen to battery: 6 in (15 cm); After screen to battery: 3 in (7.6 cm); Conning Tower: 14 in (36 cm) (sides), 2 in (5.1 cm) (top); Deck: 3 in (7.6 cm);
Service record
Part of:	Mediterranean Fleet 1892-1895; Guard ship Sheerness 1895-1904;

HMS Sans Pareil was a Victoria-class battleship of the British Royal Navy of the Victorian era, her only sister ship being HMS Victoria.

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Sans Pareil
Builder	Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Leamouth, London
Laid down	21 April 1885
Launched	9 May 1887
Commissioned	8 July 1891
Nickname(s)	Sans Pareil and her sister ship Victoria together were known as "The Pair of Slippers"^[1]
Fate	Sold for scrapping to Thos. W. Ward, 9 April 1907
General characteristics ^[2]
Class and type	Victoria-class battleship
Displacement	10,470 tons
Length	370 ft (110 m)
Beam	70 ft (21 m)
Draught	26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Propulsion	Humphreys & Tennant triple expansion engines 2 shafts 8,000 ihp natural draught 14,482 ihp forced draught
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h) natural draught 17.75 knots (32.87 km/h) forced draught
Complement	550
Armament	2 × BL 16.25-inch (412.8 mm) guns 1 × BL 10-inch (254.0 mm) gun 12 × BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns 12 × 6-pounder 6 × torpedo tubes
Armour	Belt: 18 in (46 cm) Bulkheads: 16 in (41 cm) Turrets: 17 in (43 cm) Redoubt: 18 in (46 cm) Forward screen to battery: 6 in (15 cm) After screen to battery: 3 in (7.6 cm) Conning Tower: 14 in (36 cm) (sides), 2 in (5.1 cm) (top) Deck: 3 in (7.6 cm)
Service record
Part of:	Mediterranean Fleet 1892-1895 Guard ship Sheerness 1895-1904