HMS Warspite (1884)

HMS Warspite, about 1885, with her original 2 brig masts
History
Name	HMS Warspite
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	25 October 1881
Launched	29 January 1884
Commissioned	1886
Fate	Sold for breaking up 4 April 1905
General characteristics
Displacement	8,400 tons
Length	315 ft (96 m) pp
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draught	26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Propulsion	2 Shaft Penn engine
Speed	16.75kts
Complement	555
Armament	4 x BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) Mk III guns 6 x BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns 6 x torpedo tubes
Armour	Belt 10 in

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Warspite.

HMS Warspite was an Imperieuse-class first-class armoured cruiser, launched on 29 January 1884 and commissioned in 1886. Warspite was the flagship on the Pacific Station between 1890 and 1893, then a port guard ship at Queenstown until 1896. From 1896 to 1899 she again served as the flagship of the Pacific Station.

Warspite as she appeared later in her career, with a single military mast and sailing rig removed

She was sold on 4 April 1904 to Ward of Preston. She arrived on the River Mersey on 3 October 1905 and then travelled on to Preston for breaking up.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
• Roger Chesneau and Eugene M. Kolesnik, ed., Conway's All The Worlds Fighting Ships, 1860-1905, (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1979), ISBN 0-85177-133-5

External links

• http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/hms_warspite.htm