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Agamemnon displaced 17,683 long tons (17,967 t) at deep load as built, with a length of 443 feet 6 inches (135.2 m), a beam of 79 feet 6 inches (24.2 m) and a draft of 26 feet 9 inches (8.2 m). She was powered by two inverted vertical triple expansion four-cylinder steam engines, which developed a total of 16,750 indicated horsepower (12,490 kW ...
On 25 March 2010, BAE Systems were contracted by the government to begin construction on boats 5 and 6 (Anson and Agamemnon), being given a £300 million contract for the "initial build" of boat 5 and "long lead procurement activities" for boat 6. [11] Initial construction work was begun on boat 6 late in 2010 and is ongoing as of 2011. [12]
The British ships formed into line of battle, with Agamemnon fifth in the line, and engaged Admiral Villeneuve's fleet in hazy conditions with light winds. Agamemnon had three men wounded in the Battle of Cape Finisterre, [12] and lost her mizzen topmast and the foresail yard. By nightfall, Calder's fleet had become scattered, and he signalled ...
HMS Agamemnon (1781) was a 64-gun third-rate launched in 1781. She took part in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and was wrecked in 1809. HMS Agamemnon (1852) was a 91-gun screw-propelled second-rate launched in 1852 and sold in 1870. HMS Agamemnon (1879) was an Ajax-class battleship launched in 1879 and broken up in 1903.
3-view profile and plan of Agamemnon. The Lord Nelson-class ships had an overall length of 443 feet 6 inches (135.2 m), a beam of 79 feet 6 inches (24.2 m) and an extra deep load draught of 30 feet (9.1 m). They displaced 15,358 long tons (15,604 t) at normal load and 17,820 long tons (18,106 t) at deep load.
Agamemnon in Balaclava Harbour in 1855, by James Robertson. Agamemnon was attached to the Mediterranean Fleet and served in the Crimean War as flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons. She participated in the bombardment of Sevastopol on 17 October 1854. [4] During the Great Storm of 1854, she was driven ashore on the Russian coast of the ...
Losses on Agamemnon were one sailor killed and six wounded, much lower than reported casualties of 24 killed and 50 wounded on Melpomène. [ 14 ] Nelson himself later estimated that the combined French force mustered 170 guns and 1,600 sailors and could easily have overwhelmed his disabled ship had they counterattacked.
In 1806 Captain Berry fought in the Agamemnon at the Battle of San Domingo, being highly praised for his actions. That same year he became a baronet [6] and he remained in sea service throughout the war, subsequently commanding Sceptre during 1811, Barfleur the following year and one of the Royal Yachts.