# Talk:HMS Ajax (1880)

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Reviewer: Parsecboy (talk · contribs) 20:42, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

One dupe link.
Can you clarify what shortcomings the ship inherited from Inflexible? I'd assume the poor handling, but it's not clear.
I'd prefer to discuss that at more length in the class article rather than the ship articles. Should I trim this bit down so it doesn't raise questions?
Torpedo tubes above or below water?
They're torpedo launchers, or "carriages", to use a term unfamiliar to the uninitiated.
This, which in turn references an article in the Daily Telegraph mentions a near collision with Agincourt in 1885.
I'm going to pass on this one since there was no actual collision.
Fair enough - my thought was that it might be useful since it helps to illustrate the poor handling of the ship. No biggie though.
According to this, the ship was fitted with a 60-foot torpedo boat.
Not even mentioned in Burt, but Parkes has a passing reference that I'd missed.
The 1890 Brassey's references Ajax, including an accident where a shell burst inside one of the guns, the ship's participation in the 1889 maneuvers, and places the ship in the Reserve as of at least that year.
This gives a few more details on the collision with Devastation.
What does "Brown, location 3317" mean?
My copy is an .mobi file that lacks page numbers and only has locations. Otherwise all I can give is a chapter #. Thanks for looking at Google Books and pushing me to add this useful material.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 02:39, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
I have a hard copy of Brown (I think I actually have 2 copies, oddly enough) - remind me on Monday and I'll dig up the page number. I'll pass the article now, so it's not an issue for the Wales contest. Parsecboy (talk) 12:08, 29 April 2016 (UTC)