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HMS Anson

Admiral-class barbette battleship.

Admiral classRoyal NavyLate 19th centuryVerified subject image
The Royal Navy battleship HMS Anson (79) firing her guns during passing out trials in the North Sea.
The Royal Navy battleship HMS Anson (79) firing her guns during passing out trials in the North Sea.This photograph A 10150 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums . · Public domainImage source
ClassAdmiral class
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom
Launched1886

What is known about this ship

Admiral-class barbette battleship.

Service history

Anson was one of the standard 13.5-inch-gun Admiral-class ships.

Class context: Admiral class

The Admiral class consisted of six Royal Navy barbette battleships built during the 1880s.

This ship is recorded as a member of Admiral class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. British War Vessels Photograph Book — Admiralty Intelligence Department, March 1892 ↗Royal Museums Greenwich · accessed 2026-09-18
  2. Specification building for Benbow (1885), Camperdown (1885) and Anson (1886) ↗Royal Museums Greenwich · accessed 2026-09-18
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