Astræa Class Cruiser (1892)
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe eight Second-Class Cruisers of the Astræa Class were completed between 1894 and 1896 and were quite old during World War I.
Overview of 8 vessels | |||||
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Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
Astræa | Devonport Royal Dockyard | 17 Mar, 1893 | 5 Nov, 1895 | Sold 1 Jul, 1920 | |
Bonaventure | Devonport Royal Dockyard | 2 Dec, 1892 | 5 Jul, 1894 | Sold 12 Apr, 1920 | |
Cambrian | Pembroke Royal Dockyard | 30 Jan, 1893 | Sold 21 Feb, 1923 | ||
Charybdis | Sheerness Royal Dockyard | 1891 | 15 Jun, 1893 | 14 Jan, 1896 | Sold 27 Jan, 1922 |
Flora | Pembroke Royal Dockyard | 21 Nov, 1893 | Sold 12 Dec, 1922 | ||
Forte | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 9 Dec, 1893 | Sold 2 Apr, 1914 | ||
Fox | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard | 15 Jun, 1893 | 14 Apr, 1896 | Sold 14 Jul, 1920 | |
Hermione | Devonport Royal Dockyard | 7 Nov, 1893 | 14 Jan, 1896 | Sold 25 Oct, 1921 |
Armament
Torpedoes
Four 18-in tubes arranged as follows:[1]
- Two fixed tubes at bow and stern
- Two Mark V D2 tubes on deck, trainable from 15 degrees abaft to 65 degrees ahead of the beam.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1891. p. 39.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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Flora | Forte | Fox | Hermione | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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