in March 1866 and completed on 11 April 1866. Bellerophon cost £356,493. Service historyBellerophon was commissioned at Chatham, and served in the Channel Fleet until 1871. She was struck by in 1868 while leaving Belfast Lough, but only suffered minimal damage. The ship served with the Mediterranean Fleet from 1871 to 1872, and then paid off for refit where she was given a poop deck. Bellerophon relieved as flagship on the North America station in 1873. On 24 November 1873, Bellerophon collided with the Liverpool, Brazil and River Plate Steam Navigation Company's steamship , which sank. All on board Flamsteed were rescued by the Portuguese ship Blimani. Bellerophon remained on the North America station until 1881. An extensive refit, including new boilers and new armament was followed by a further period on the North America station until 1892, when she paid off at Plymouth. She was re-commissioned as port guardship at Pembroke until 1903. Bellerophon was converted into a stokers' training ship in 1904, and renamed HMS Indus III. The ship was sold on 12 December 1922 to P. and W. McLellan for scrap, although she did not arrive in Bo'ness for breaking-up until March 1923. Notes Footnotes References Reed, E. J.: Our Iron-clad Ships'', London 1869. Available at archive.org External links Picture gallery Battleships of the Royal Navy 1865 ships Victorian-era battleships of the United Kingdom Ships built in Chatham Maritime incidents in November 1873