 HMS Resolution was a Royal Sovereign @-@ class pre @-@ dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy . The ship was built by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company , starting with her keel laying in June 1890 . She was launched in May 1892 and , after completing trials , was commissioned into the Channel Squadron the following December . She was armed with a main battery of four 13 @.@ 5 @-@ inch guns and a secondary battery of ten 6 @-@ inch guns . The ship had a top speed of 16 @.@ 5 knots . 
