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Commissioning and Completion

When
August 1861 to 24 October 1861
Where
Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, London, United Kingdom
Part of
HMS Warrior completed and commissioned

HMS Warrior was commissioned in August 1861 for sea trials and completed on 24 October 1861 at a cost of £377,292.

The ship was commissioned in August 1861 to conduct sea trials. Completion occurred on 24 October 1861, with costs reaching £377,292, almost twice the expense of a contemporary wooden ship of the line. This milestone established Warrior as the world's largest, fastest, and most heavily armed warship.

Sources

  1. HMS Warrior (1860) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
  2. Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06

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