HMS Narcissus (1886)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Narcissus |
| Builder | Earle's Shipbuilding, Hull |
| Laid down | 27 April 1885 |
| Launched | 15 December 1886 |
| Fate | Sold for breaking up, 11 September 1906 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Orlando-class armoured cruiser |
| Displacement | 5,535 long tons (5,624 t) |
| Length | 300 ft (91.4 m) (p/p) |
| Beam | 56 ft (17.1 m) |
| Draught | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
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| Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Range | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 484 |
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HMS Narcissus was one of seven Orlando-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1880s. Future Admiral Ernest Gaunt served aboard her in 1896 as First Lieutenant. She was sold for scrapping on 11 September 1906.