Mersey-class cruiser
The Mersey-class cruiser was a class of second class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy commissioned in the late 1880s.
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Mersey class |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Calypso-class corvette |
| Succeeded by | Marathon class |
| Built | 1883–1888 |
| In commission | 1887–1942 |
| Planned | 4 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Retired | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 2nd class protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 4,050 tons |
| Length | |
| Beam | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Draught | 19 ft 6 in (6 m) |
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| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Range | 8,750 miles at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 325 |
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Design
Starboard elevation, deck plan and hull section as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual, 1888
Ships
Cruiser HMS Forth
| Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Mersey | Chatham Dockyard | 9 July 1883 | 31 March 1885 | June 1887 |
| HMS Severn | Chatham Dockyard | 1 January 1884 | 29 September 1885 | February 1888 |
| HMS Thames | Pembroke Dockyard | 14 April 1884 | 3 December 1885 | July 1888 |
| HMS Forth | Pembroke Dockyard | 1 December 1884 | 23 October 1886 | July 1889 |
Notes
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.
- Ross, David (210). Ships Visual Encyclopedia. London: Amber Books Ltd. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-907446-24-5.
- Friedman, Norman (1912). British Cruisers of the Victorian Era. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-099-4.
- Winfield, Rif (1904). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889. Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-032-9.
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