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HMS Warspite (1876) (5th)
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This the fifth ship to carry the name HMS Warspite was
originally HMS Waterloo a
first rate, 120-gun, ship-of-the-line. Built at Chatham Dockyard, launched 10-Jun-1833, 218ft long, 55ft wide, and of 2,694 tons builders measurement (bm). Conversion to a screw ship completed 12-Nov-1859, with increased tonnage of 2,845 tons bm.. Renamed HMS Conqueror 27-Feb-1862, Renamed HMS Warspite, 11-Aug-1876, and used as training ship for the Marine Society. Burnt by accident, 20-Jan-1918 on the Thames.
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06 April, 2013.
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