| HMS Warspite (1884) | |
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 HMS Warspite, about 1885, with her original 2 brig masts | |
| Career |  |
| Class and type: | Imperieuse-class armoured cruiser |
| 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 |
| 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. In 1901 she cruised the Pacific to Honolulu and Central America as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Andrew Bickford, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.[1]
Morris[2] states that Warspite had her sailing rig removed while building. The illustration of her with masts therefore shows her on trials, or is conjectural.
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. OCLC 67375475.
- 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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