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HMS Edgar (1890)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Edgar.
HMS Edgar was a first class cruiser of the Royal Navy, and lead ship of the Edgar class. She was built at Devonport and launched on 24 November 1890. She served on the China Station, and in the First World War in the Gallipoli Campaign, along with her sisters Endymion, Grafton and Theseus.
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Name | HMS Edgar |
Builder | Devonport Dockyard |
Laid down | 3 June 1889 |
Launched | 24 November 1890 |
Fate | Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921 |
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Class and type | Edgar-class protected cruiser |
Displacement | 7,350 tons |
Length | 387.5 ft (118.1 m) |
Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
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