For other ships of the same name, see HMS Bedford.
| HMS Bedford (1901) | |
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| Name: | HMS Bedford |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Govan |
| Launched: | 31 August 1901 |
| Christened: | Hon. Mrs. James C. Burns |
| Fate: | Wrecked 21 August 1910 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 9,800 tons |
| Length: | 463.5 ft (141.3 m) |
| Beam: | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Draught: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion: |
4-cylinder triple-extension steam engines two shafts 31 Belleville boilers 22,000hp |
| Speed: | apprx 23 knots |
| Complement: | 678 |
| Armament: | 9 x 12 pounder guns |
| Armour: |
4in (102mm) belt 5in (127mm) barbette 5in (127mm) turret |
HMS Bedford was a Monmouth-class armoured cruiser of 9,800 tons displacement, of the Royal Navy. Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Govan, she was launched on 31 August 1901, when she was christened by Charlotte Mary Emily, the Hon. Mrs. Burns, wife of the Hon. James Cleland Burns, of the Cunard Line shipping family.[1]
She only spent nine years in service before she was wrecked on 21 August 1910 off Quelpart Island in the East China Sea. The wreck was subsequently sold for breaking up in October 1910.
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. OCLC 67375475.
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