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NAVY (ARMOUR-GLAD SHIPS AND BATTERIES).
RETURN to an Order ofthe Honourable The House of Commons, dated 28 June 1867 for,

RETURN *'of'all ARMOUR-CLAD SHIPS and BATTERIES Built by Contract for HER.MAJESTY’S SERVICE since November 1855; giving,—
1st. Amount of Original Contract in Price per Ton, and Total Contract Amount;
2nd. Total Amount actually Paid under the following Heads:—
1. Payment of-Contract Instalments by Cash, and by Value of Stores supplied and Works performed by Admiralty, and chargeable to the Contractors;
2. Payment for Extras previously authorised;
3. Payments for Extras not previously authorised, but allowed
as Extra to the Contract;
4. Exceptional Payments for Compensation or otherwise, explaining any Amount not being for Compensation.”

Illustrated Times - Saturday 15 September 1855

NMM Model EREBUS

NMM Model THUNDERBOLT

The Artizan 1 Oct 1856

Co do plredkosci na probach
METEOR osiągnął az 5.77w ale GLATTOPN prze 693 koni (pomierzponych indykatorem) tez tylko 4.5w, czyli niewiele wiecej niz okrety francuskie (por. tabelka zamieszczone wyzej)
dla AETNA (ii) szacowano tez predkosc okolo 4w.

Dodano po 14 minutach 36 sekundach:
W artykule nie sa podani producenci maszyn dla angielskich zelaznych baterrii typu EREBUS (no nie ma cih w wikipedii, wiec skad przepisac
EREBUS mial maszyny Robert Napier & Sons, Glasgow (maszyna No. 179)
THUNDEBOLT mial maszyny Miller, Ravenhill & Co
TERROR mial maszyny Robert Napier & Sons, Glasgow (maszyna No. 180)

Nie mam zadnych informacji zeby ktorys z tych okretow robil proby prodkosci i mocy.

Illustrated London News - Saturday 10 May 1856

Illustrated London News - Saturday 05 April 1873

W artykule nie wspomniano, ze Francja takze po Wojnie Krymskiej kontynuwala budowe opancerzonych baterii plywajacych.