HMS Warspite (1884)
HMS Warspite, about 1885, with her original 2 brig masts | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| 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 & 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) |
HMS Warspite was an Imperieuse-class first-class armoured cruiser, launched on 29 January 1884 and commissioned in 1886.