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The eight Second-Class Cruisers of the '''Astræa Class''' were quite old during World War I.
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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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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 8 vessels
! width=20%; align= center | Builder  
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! width=15%; align= center | Laid Down  
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| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
! width=15%; align= center | Launched  
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! width=15%; align= center | Commissioned
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! align=center | Name  
! width=15%; align= center | Fate
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! align=center | Builder  
|- valign="top"
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! align=center | Laid Down  
| [[H.M.S. Astræa (1893)|''Astræa'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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! align=center | Launched  
|- valign="top"
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! align=center | Completed
| [[H.M.S. Bonaventure (1892)|''Bonaventure'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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! align=center | Fate
|- valign="top"
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|- align=left
| [[H.M.S. Cambrian (1893)|''Cambrian'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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| {{Template:UK-Astraea}}
|- valign="top"
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|[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]
| [[H.M.S. Charybdis (1893)|''Charybdis'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|
|- valign="top"
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|17 Mar, 1893
| [[H.M.S. Flora (1893)|''Flora'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|5 Nov, 1895
|- valign="top"
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|Sold 1 Jul, 1920
| [[H.M.S. Forte (1893)|''Forte'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|- align=left
|- valign="top"
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| {{Template:UK-Bonaventure}}
| [[H.M.S. Fox (1893)|''Fox'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]
|- valign="top"
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| [[H.M.S. Hermione (1893)|''Hermione'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|2 Dec, 1892
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|5 Jul, 1894
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|Sold 12 Apr, 1920
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-1Cambrian}}
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|[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]
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|
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|30 Jan, 1893
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|
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|Sold 21 Feb, 1923
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Charybdis}}
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|[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]]
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|1891
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|15 Jun, 1893
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|14 Jan, 1896
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|Sold 27 Jan, 1922
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Flora}}
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|[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]
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|
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|21 Nov, 1893
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|
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|Sold 12 Dec, 1922
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Forte}}
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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|
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|9 Dec, 1893
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|
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|Sold 2 Apr, 1914
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Fox}}
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|[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]
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|
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|15 Jun, 1893
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|14 Apr, 1896
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|Sold 14 Jul, 1920
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Hermione}}
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|[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]
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|
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|7 Nov, 1893
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|14 Jan, 1896
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|Sold 25 Oct, 1921
 
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==Armament==
 
==Armament==
 
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===Main Battery===
 
===Main Battery===
  
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===Other Guns===
 
===Other Guns===
 
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===Torpedoes===
 
===Torpedoes===
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Four 18-in tubes arranged as follows:{{ARTS1891|p. 39}}
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* Two fixed  tubes at bow and stern
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* Two Mark V D<sub>2</sub> tubes on deck, trainable from 15 degrees abaft to 65 degrees ahead of the beam.
  
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==Fire Control==
 
==Fire Control==
  
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==Torpedo Control==
 
==Torpedo Control==
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astraea_class_cruiser Wikipedia]
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astraea_class_cruiser}}
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{{refend}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
{{refbegin}}
 
{{refbegin}}
*{{BibDittmarColledge}}
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*{{DittColl}}
 
{{refend}}
 
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Astræa}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Astræa}}
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cat=SecondClassProtectedCruiser
 
cat=SecondClassProtectedCruiser
 
type=second class protected cruiser
 
type=second class protected cruiser
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chain=Minor Cruisers
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Astræa
 
name=Astræa
 
pend=
 
pend=
builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]
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builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
order=
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order=Naval Defence Act of 1889{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
 
laid=
 
laid=
launch=17 Mar, 1893
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launch=17 Mar, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
comm=5 Nov, 1895
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comm=5 Nov, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
 
fate=Sold
 
fate=Sold
 
fate2=Scrapped
 
fate2=Scrapped
fatedate=1 Jul, 1920
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fatedate=1 Jul, 1920{{DittColl|p. 39}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Bonaventure
 
name=Bonaventure
pend=
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pend=N.41 (1914)<br>N.11 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 293}}
builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]
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builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
order=
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order="
 
laid=
 
laid=
launch=2 Dec, 1892
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launch=2 Dec, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
comm=5 Jul, 1894
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comm=5 Jul, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
 
fate=Sold
 
fate=Sold
 
fate2=Scrapped
 
fate2=Scrapped
fatedate=12 Apr, 1920
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fatedate=12 Apr, 1920{{DittColl|p. 293}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Cambrian
 
name=Cambrian
 
pend=
 
pend=
builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]
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builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
order=
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order="
 
laid=
 
laid=
launch=31 Jan, 1893
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launch=30 Jan, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
 
comm=
 
comm=
 
fate=Sold
 
fate=Sold
 
fate2=Scrapped
 
fate2=Scrapped
fatedate=21 Feb, 1923
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fatedate=21 Feb, 1923{{DittColl|p. 39}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Charybdis
 
name=Charybdis
pend=N.21 (Jan., 1918)<ref>Dittmar; Colledge. p. 39.</ref>
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pend=D.56 (1914)<br>P.56 (Sep 1915)<br>N.21 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 39}}
builder=[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]]
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builder=[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
order=
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order="
laid=
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laid=1891{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
launch=15 Jun, 1893
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launch=15 Jun, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
comm=14 Jan, 1896
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comm=14 Jan, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
 
fate=Sold
 
fate=Sold
 
fate2=Scrapped
 
fate2=Scrapped
fatedate=27 Jan, 1922
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fatedate=27 Jan, 1922{{DittColl|p. 39}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Flora
 
name=Flora
 
pend=
 
pend=
builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]
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builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
order=
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order="
 
laid=
 
laid=
launch=21 Nov, 1893
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launch=21 Nov, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
 
comm=
 
comm=
 
fate=Sold
 
fate=Sold
 
fate2=Scrapped
 
fate2=Scrapped
fatedate=12 Dec, 1922
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fatedate=12 Dec, 1922{{DittColl|p. 323}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Forte
 
name=Forte
 
pend=
 
pend=
builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
order=
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order="
 
laid=
 
laid=
launch=9 Dec, 1893
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launch=9 Dec, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
 
comm=
 
comm=
 
fate=Sold
 
fate=Sold
 
fate2=Scrapped
 
fate2=Scrapped
fatedate=2 Apr, 1914
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fatedate=2 Apr, 1914{{DittColl|p. 39}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Fox
 
name=Fox
 
pend=
 
pend=
builder=[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]
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builder=[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
order=
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order="
 
laid=
 
laid=
launch=15 Jun, 1893
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launch=15 Jun, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
comm=14 Apr, 1896
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comm=14 Apr, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
 
fate=Sold
 
fate=Sold
 
fate2=Scrapped
 
fate2=Scrapped
fatedate=14 Jul, 1920
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fatedate=14 Jul, 1920{{DittColl|p. 39}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Hermione
 
name=Hermione
pend=N.57 (Jan., 1918)<ref>Dittmar; Colledge. p. 39.</ref>
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pend=P.17 (1914)<br>N.32 (Sep 1915)<br>N.57 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 39}}
builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]
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builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
order=
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order="
 
laid=
 
laid=
launch=7 Nov, 1893
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launch=7 Nov, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
comm=14 Jan, 1896
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comm=14 Jan, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 77}}
 
fate=Sold
 
fate=Sold
 
fate2=Training Ship ''Warspite''
 
fate2=Training Ship ''Warspite''
fatedate=25 Oct, 1921
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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.

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

  1. 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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