HMS Nile (1888)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Nile
- Launch Year
- 1888
- Type
- Battleship
- Class
- Trafalgar-class battleship
- Launched
- 1888
- Built at
- Pembroke Dockyard
- Commissioned
- 1891
- Armament
- 13.5-inch guns
- Propulsion
- Steam engines
- Role
- Battleship
- Notable for
- Late Victorian capital ship
- Fate
- Sold for scrap
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Nile was a Royal Navy battleship of the trafalgar-class battleship.
Service History
HMS Nile served as a battleship and is chiefly noted for late victorian capital ship.
Historical Significance
HMS Nile represents an important example of trafalgar-class battleship development in Royal Navy history.