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HMS Agamemnon

Ship
HMS Agamemnon was a Royal Navy 91-gun battleship ordered by the Admiralty in 1849, in response to the perceived threat from France by their possession of ships of the Napoléon class. Wikipedia
Speed: 11.243 knots (20.8 km/h; 12.9 mph) under steam
Launched: May 22, 1852
Cost: £141,299
Depth of hold: 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Length: 230 ft 3 in (70.18 m) (overall); 193 ft 3 in (58.90 m)(keel-line)
Namesake: King Agamemnon of Mycenae
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship; Fore mast: 61 ft (19 m) × 37 in; Main mast: 67 ft (20 m) × 40 in; Mizzen: 51 ft 6 in (15.70 m) × 27 in