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HMS Captain

Ship
HMS Captain was a major warship built for the Royal Navy as a semi-private venture, following a dispute between the designer and the Admiralty. With wrought-iron armour, steam propulsion, and the main battery mounted in rotating armoured turrets,... Wikipedia
Construction started: January 30, 1867
Launched: March 27, 1869
Length: 320′
Armament: 4 × 12-inch 25 ton muzzle loading rifles (2 × 2); 2 × 7-inch 6.5 ton muzzle loading rifles (2 × 1)
Sail plan: Ship rig: 37,990 sq ft (3,529 m2) of sail (max)