HMS Warspite (1884)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Warspite.
HMS Warspite was an Imperieuse-class first-class armoured cruiser, launched on 29 January 1884 and commissioned in 1886.
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HMS Warspite, about 1885, with her original 2 brig masts | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
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 | |
Class and type | Imperieuse-class armoured cruiser |
Displacement | 8,400 long tons (8,500 t) |
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 | 16.75 knots (31.02 km/h) |
Complement | 555 |
Armament | |
Armour | Belt: 10 in (250 mm) |
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