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'''HMS ''Conqueror''''' was a a 101-gun [[Conqueror class ship of the line|''Conqueror'' class]] screw propelled [[first-rate]] [[ship of the line]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. She was launched in 1855, but spent only six years in service before being wrecked on [[Rum Cay]] in the [[Bahamas]] in 1861.
'''HMS ''Conqueror''''' was a 101-gun [[Conqueror-class ship of the line|''Conqueror''-class]] screw-propelled [[first-rate]] [[ship of the line]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. She was launched in 1855, but spent only six years in service before being wrecked on [[Rum Cay]] in what was then the colony of the [[Bahamas]] in 1861.


==Construction and commissioning==
==Construction and commissioning==
''Conqueror'' was one of a two ship class, her sister being {{HMS|Donegal|1858|2}}.<ref name="Winfield2">{{cite book |last=Lyon & Winfield |title=The Sail and Steam Navy List |Chapter=5|pages= 10–11}}</ref> She was built to an 1852 design from the Surveyor’s Department and ordered from [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport Dockyard]] on 16 November 1852. She was laid down on 25 July 1853, launched on 2 May 1855 and commissioned on 9 April 1856.<ref name="Winfield2"/> She cost a total of £171,116, with £91,244 spent on her hull and a further £50,919 spent on her machinery, from John Penn & Son.<ref name="Winfield2"/>
''Conqueror'' was one of a two ship class, her sister being {{HMS|Donegal|1858|2}}.<ref name="Winfield2">{{cite book |last=Lyon & Winfield |title=The Sail and Steam Navy List |chapter=5|pages= 10–11}}</ref> She was built to an 1852 design from the Surveyor’s Department and ordered from [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport Dockyard]] on 16 November 1852. She was laid down on 25 July 1853, launched on 2 May 1855 and commissioned on 9 April 1856.<ref name="Winfield2"/> She cost a total of £171,116, with £91,244 spent on her hull and a further £50,919 spent on her machinery, from John Penn & Son.<ref name="Winfield2"/>


==Career==
==Career==
[[Image:HMS Conqueror wrecked.jpg|thumb|left|"The loss of H.M.S. Conqueror 100 guns on Rum Cay, Bahamas, West Indies" [sic], attributed to George Pechell Mends]]
[[File:HMS Conqueror wrecked.jpg|thumb|left|"The loss of H.M.S. ''Conqueror'' 100 guns on Rum Cay, Bahamas, West Indies" [sic], attributed to [[George Pechell Mends]]]]
''Conqueror'' was initially commanded by Thomas Matthew Charles Symonds, and formed part of the [[Channel Squadron]].<ref name="Loney">{{cite web |last=Loney |url=http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=46 |title= mid-Victorian RN vessels - Conqueror}}</ref> She was later assigned to operate in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] during the [[Crimean War]], and later was based out of [[Malta]], when [[Hastings Yelverton]] took command on 22 July 1859. Yelverton was succeeded by William John Cavendish Clifford and he by James Willcox in 1860, by which time ''Conqueror'' had returned to [[Plymouth]].<ref name="Loney"/> Edward Southwell Sotheby took over command and was despatched to carry troops supporting the [[French intervention in Mexico]] in late 1861. While sailing through the [[Caribbean]], ''Conqueror'' was wrecked on [[Rum Cay]] on 13 December 1861 due to a navigation error.<ref name="Winfield2"/> All 1,400 aboard were saved.
''Conqueror'' was initially commanded by Thomas Matthew Charles Symonds and formed part of the [[Channel Squadron]].<ref name="Loney">{{cite web |last=Loney |url=http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=46 |title= mid-Victorian RN vessels - Conqueror}}</ref> She was later assigned to operate in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] during the [[Crimean War]], and later was based out of [[Malta]], when [[Hastings Yelverton]] took command on 22 July 1859. Yelverton was succeeded by William John Cavendish Clifford, and he by James Willcox in 1860, by which time ''Conqueror'' had returned to [[Plymouth]].<ref name="Loney"/> [[Edward Southwell Sotheby]] took over command and was despatched to carry troops supporting the [[Second French intervention in Mexico|French intervention in Mexico]] in late 1861. While sailing through the [[Bahamas]], ''Conqueror'' was wrecked on [[Rum Cay]] on 29 December 1861 due to a navigation error.<ref name="Winfield2"/> All 1,400 aboard were saved.


==Wreck==
==Wreck==
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==References==
==References==
*{{Colledge}}
* {{Cite Colledge2006}}
*Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif, The Sail and Steam Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889, pub Chatham, 2004, ISBN 1-86176-032-9
* Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif, The Sail and Steam Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889, pub Chatham, 2004, {{ISBN|1-86176-032-9}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=46 Conqueror's career]
* [http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=46 ''Conqueror''{{'}}s career]


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Latest revision as of 18:20, 27 November 2022

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Conqueror.

History
Vereinigtes Königreich
NameHMS Conqueror
Ordered16 November 1852
Builder
Laid down25 July 1853
Launched2 May 1855
Commissioned9 April 1856
FateWrecked on 29 December 1861
General characteristics
Class and typeConqueror class ship of the line
Tons burthen3224
Length240 ft (73.2 m) (o/a)
Beam55 ft 4 in (16.9 m)
Depth of hold24 ft 5 in (7.44 m)
Propulsion
  • Sails
  • 2-cylinder (82 in diam., 4 ft stroke) horizontal single-expansion trunk engine
  • Single screw
  • 800 nhp
  • 2,812 ihp
Sail planFull rigged
Speed10.806 kt (machinery)
Complement930
Armament36 × 8 in (200 mm) guns (lower deck), 36 × 32 pdr (15 kg) (main deck), 28 × 32 pdr (15 kg) and 1 × 68 pdr (quarter deck/forecastle)

HMS Conqueror was a 101-gun Conqueror-class screw-propelled first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1855, but spent only six years in service before being wrecked on Rum Cay in what was then the colony of the Bahamas in 1861.

Construction and commissioning

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Conqueror was one of a two ship class, her sister being Donegal.[1] She was built to an 1852 design from the Surveyor’s Department and ordered from Devonport Dockyard on 16 November 1852. She was laid down on 25 July 1853, launched on 2 May 1855 and commissioned on 9 April 1856.[1] She cost a total of £171,116, with £91,244 spent on her hull and a further £50,919 spent on her machinery, from John Penn & Son.[1]

Career

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"The loss of H.M.S. Conqueror 100 guns on Rum Cay, Bahamas, West Indies" [sic], attributed to George Pechell Mends

Conqueror was initially commanded by Thomas Matthew Charles Symonds and formed part of the Channel Squadron.[2] She was later assigned to operate in the Mediterranean during the Crimean War, and later was based out of Malta, when Hastings Yelverton took command on 22 July 1859. Yelverton was succeeded by William John Cavendish Clifford, and he by James Willcox in 1860, by which time Conqueror had returned to Plymouth.[2] Edward Southwell Sotheby took over command and was despatched to carry troops supporting the French intervention in Mexico in late 1861. While sailing through the Bahamas, Conqueror was wrecked on Rum Cay on 29 December 1861 due to a navigation error.[1] All 1,400 aboard were saved.

Wreck

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The wreck lies in 30 ft (9.1 m) of water off Rum Cay and is preserved as an Underwater Museum of the Bahamas. It is a popular dive site.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Lyon & Winfield. "5". The Sail and Steam Navy List. pp. 10–11.
  2. ^ a b Loney. "mid-Victorian RN vessels - Conqueror".

References

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