HMS Warspite (1884)
 HMS Warspite, about 1885, with her original 2 brig masts
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| History | |
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| 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 | list error: <br /> list (help) 4 x BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) Mk III guns 6 x torpedo tubes |
| Armour | Belt 10 in |
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.
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
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