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− | The eight Second-Class Cruisers of the '''Astræa Class''' were quite old during World War I. | + | The eight Second-Class Cruisers of the '''''Astræa'' Class''' were completed between 1894 and 1896 and were quite old during World War I. |
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+ | {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 0 0 1em 0.5em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" align=center; | ||
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− | ! | + | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 8 vessels |
− | ! | + | |- |
− | ! | + | | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> |
− | ! | + | |- |
− | ! | + | ! align=center | Name |
− | ! | + | ! align=center | Builder |
− | |- | + | ! align=center | Laid Down |
− | | [[ | + | ! align=center | Launched |
− | |- | + | ! align=center | Completed |
− | | | + | ! align=center | Fate |
− | |- | + | |- align=left |
− | | [[ | + | | {{Template:UK-Astraea}} |
− | |- | + | |[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] |
− | | | + | | |
− | |- | + | |17 Mar, 1893 |
− | | | + | |5 Nov, 1895 |
− | |- | + | |Sold 1 Jul, 1920 |
− | | | + | |- align=left |
− | |- | + | | {{Template:UK-Bonaventure}} |
− | | | + | |[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] |
− | |- | + | | |
− | | [[ | + | |2 Dec, 1892 |
+ | |5 Jul, 1894 | ||
+ | |Sold 12 Apr, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-1Cambrian}} | ||
+ | |[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |30 Jan, 1893 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 21 Feb, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-Charybdis}} | ||
+ | |[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]] | ||
+ | |1891 | ||
+ | |15 Jun, 1893 | ||
+ | |14 Jan, 1896 | ||
+ | |Sold 27 Jan, 1922 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-Flora}} | ||
+ | |[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |21 Nov, 1893 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 12 Dec, 1922 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-Forte}} | ||
+ | |[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |9 Dec, 1893 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold 2 Apr, 1914 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-Fox}} | ||
+ | |[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |15 Jun, 1893 | ||
+ | |14 Apr, 1896 | ||
+ | |Sold 14 Jul, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-Hermione}} | ||
+ | |[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |7 Nov, 1893 | ||
+ | |14 Jan, 1896 | ||
+ | |Sold 25 Oct, 1921 | ||
|} | |} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:ships> | ||
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
− | + | <!-- | |
===Main Battery=== | ===Main Battery=== | ||
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===Other Guns=== | ===Other Guns=== | ||
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===Torpedoes=== | ===Torpedoes=== | ||
+ | Four 18-in tubes arranged as follows:{{ARTS1891|p. 39}} | ||
+ | * Two fixed tubes at bow and stern | ||
+ | * Two Mark V D<sub>2</sub> tubes on deck, trainable from 15 degrees abaft to 65 degrees ahead of the beam. | ||
+ | <!-- | ||
==Fire Control== | ==Fire Control== | ||
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==Torpedo Control== | ==Torpedo Control== | ||
− | + | --> | |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
− | + | {{refbegin}} | |
+ | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astraea_class_cruiser}} | ||
+ | {{refend}} | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
− | *{{ | + | *{{DittColl}} |
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
− | {{Astræa Class (1892)}} | + | {{Footer Astræa Class Cruiser (1892)}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Astræa}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Astræa}} | ||
− | {{ | + | {{CatClassSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}} |
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cat=SecondClassProtectedCruiser | cat=SecondClassProtectedCruiser | ||
type=second class protected cruiser | type=second class protected cruiser | ||
+ | |||
+ | chain=Minor Cruisers | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Astræa | name=Astræa | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
− | builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] | + | builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
− | order= | + | order=Naval Defence Act of 1889{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
laid= | laid= | ||
− | launch=17 Mar, 1893 | + | launch=17 Mar, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
− | comm=5 Nov, 1895 | + | comm=5 Nov, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2=Scrapped | fate2=Scrapped | ||
− | fatedate=1 Jul, 1920 | + | fatedate=1 Jul, 1920{{DittColl|p. 39}} |
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Bonaventure | name=Bonaventure | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=N.41 (1914)<br>N.11 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 293}} |
− | builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] | + | builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
− | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
− | launch=2 Dec, 1892 | + | launch=2 Dec, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
− | comm=5 Jul, 1894 | + | comm=5 Jul, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2=Scrapped | fate2=Scrapped | ||
− | fatedate=12 Apr, 1920 | + | fatedate=12 Apr, 1920{{DittColl|p. 293}} |
} | } | ||
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name=Cambrian | name=Cambrian | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
− | builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]] | + | builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
− | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
− | launch= | + | launch=30 Jan, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2=Scrapped | fate2=Scrapped | ||
− | fatedate=21 Feb, 1923 | + | fatedate=21 Feb, 1923{{DittColl|p. 39}} |
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Charybdis | name=Charybdis | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=D.56 (1914)<br>P.56 (Sep 1915)<br>N.21 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 39}} |
− | builder=[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]] | + | builder=[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
− | order= | + | order=" |
− | laid= | + | laid=1891{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
− | launch=15 Jun, 1893 | + | launch=15 Jun, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
− | comm=14 Jan, 1896 | + | comm=14 Jan, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2=Scrapped | fate2=Scrapped | ||
− | fatedate=27 Jan, 1922 | + | fatedate=27 Jan, 1922{{DittColl|p. 39}} |
} | } | ||
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name=Flora | name=Flora | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
− | builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]] | + | builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
− | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
− | launch=21 Nov, 1893 | + | launch=21 Nov, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2=Scrapped | fate2=Scrapped | ||
− | fatedate=12 Dec, 1922 | + | fatedate=12 Dec, 1922{{DittColl|p. 323}} |
} | } | ||
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name=Forte | name=Forte | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
− | builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | + | builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
− | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
− | launch=9 Dec, 1893 | + | launch=9 Dec, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
comm= | comm= | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2=Scrapped | fate2=Scrapped | ||
− | fatedate=2 Apr, 1914 | + | fatedate=2 Apr, 1914{{DittColl|p. 39}} |
} | } | ||
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name=Fox | name=Fox | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
− | builder=[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]] | + | builder=[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
− | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
− | launch=15 Jun, 1893 | + | launch=15 Jun, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
− | comm=14 Apr, 1896 | + | comm=14 Apr, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2=Scrapped | fate2=Scrapped | ||
− | fatedate=14 Jul, 1920 | + | fatedate=14 Jul, 1920{{DittColl|p. 39}} |
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Hermione | name=Hermione | ||
− | pend= | + | pend=P.17 (1914)<br>N.32 (Sep 1915)<br>N.57 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 39}} |
− | builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] | + | builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
− | order= | + | order=" |
laid= | laid= | ||
− | launch=7 Nov, 1893 | + | launch=7 Nov, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
− | comm=14 Jan, 1896 | + | comm=14 Jan, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 77}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2=Training Ship ''Warspite'' | fate2=Training Ship ''Warspite'' | ||
− | fatedate=25 Oct, 1921 | + | fatedate=25 Oct, 1921{{DittColl|p. 39}} |
} | } | ||
Latest revision as of 22:09, 27 December 2013
The 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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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
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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