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HMS Northampton (1876)
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HMS Northampton was a armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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, built by Robert Napier
Robert Napier (engineer)
Robert Napier was a Scottish engineer, and is often called "The Father of Clyde Shipbuilding."-Early life:Robert Napier was born in Dumbarton at the height of the Industrial Revolution, to James and Jean Napier...
& Sons, Govan
Govan
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, Scotland and launched in 1876. The Nelson class were "essentially second-class ironclads". She was launched in 1876 but not commissioned until 1881.
HMS Northampton was flagship
Flagship
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of the North America and West Indies Station until she was placed in reserve in 1886. She was hulked as a boys' training ship in 1894 and sold for breaking up in 1905 to Ward, of Morecambe.