HMS Resistance

HMS Resistance was the second of two Defence-class ironclads built for the Royal Navy in the 1860s. She was the first capital ship in the Royal Navy to be fitted with a ram and was given the nickname of Old Rammo. Resistance was initially assigned to the Channel Fleet upon commissioning, but was transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1864, the first ironclad to be assigned to that fleet. She was rearmed in 1867 and became a guardship when recommissioned in 1869. The ship was reassigned to the Channel Fleet in 1873 before reverting to her former duties in 1877. Resistance was decommissioned in 1880 and was used for gunnery and torpedo trials beginning in 1885. The ship was sold for scrap in 1898 and foundered in 1899 en route to the breaker's yard. She was salvaged and later scrapped.

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1861 Wikimedia, Wikidata
ironclad warship, shipwreck, Defence-class ironclad, Royal Navy, Westwood, Baillie,

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1861 HMS Resistance

1862-10-05T00:00:00Z

ship completed

1859-12-21T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1861-04-11T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1880-01-01T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1862-07-01T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1157-01-01T00:00:00Z

1157 Battle of Tal Moelfre

1170-01-01T00:00:00Z

1170 Battle of Pentraeth

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Launch of Her Majestys Iron Armour-plated Steam Frigate Resistance 18 guns 3668 tons from Messrs Westwood, Baillie, Campbell and Cos, London Yard, Isle of Dogs, April 11th 1861 RMG PY9283

HMS 'Resistance', sunk at Holyhead on February 9, the Vessel after her last day in use as a target - ILN 1899

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1157	Battle of Tal Moelfre	Henry II of England, battle, Owain Gwynedd	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1170	Battle of Pentraeth	battle	Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page^@		Wikidata
link	page		The Victorian Royal Navy page^@		Wikidata
site	artillery battery		The Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	castle		Caer Gybi	churchyard wall, castellum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Castell Bryn Gwyn	archaeological site, castle, Cadw	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS H5	H-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Nimrod	brig-sloop, Cruizer-class brig-sloop, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMY Mary	royal yacht, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1861	HMS Resistance	ironclad warship, shipwreck, Defence-class ironclad	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1864	HMS Enterprise	central battery ironclad, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		Launch of Her Majestys Iron Armour-plated Steam Frigate Resistance 18 guns 3668 tons from Messrs Westwood, Baillie, Campbell and Cos, London Yard, Isle of Dogs, April 11th 1861 RMG PY9283		Commons
commons	image		HMS 'Resistance', sunk at Holyhead on February 9, the Vessel after her last day in use as a target - ILN 1899		Commons

HMS Resistance

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