HMS Theseus (1892)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Theseus.
HMS Theseus was an Edgar-class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy. The Edgars were similar but smaller versions of the Blake class. Theseus was launched at Leamouth, London in 1892 and commissioned on 14 January 1896.
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Name | HMS Theseus |
Namesake | Theseus |
Builder | Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company |
Laid down | 16 July 1890 |
Launched | 8 September 1892 |
Commissioned | 14 January 1896 |
Fate | Sold for breaking up 8 November 1921 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Edgar-class cruiser |
Displacement | 7,350 tons |
Length | 387.5 ft (118.1 m) |
Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
Draught | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
Propulsion | Four boilers, two cylinder vertical triple expansion engines, two shafts 12,000 horsepower (8,900 kW) |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
Range | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Complement | 544 |
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