British protected cruiser 1st class HMS Edgar 1889-1923

Blake-class

Edgar-class

Powerful-class

Part of the Edgar-class consisting of the Edgar, Hawke, Endymion, Royal Arthur (ex-Centaur), Gibraltar, Grafton, St. George, Theseus and Crescent, preceded by the Blake-class and succeeded by the Powerful-class. Built under the Naval Defence Act of 1889. Laid down at the Devonport Dockyard, England on 3 June 1889, launched on 24 November 1890, completed on 2 March 1893, sold to be broken up on 9 May 1921 and arrived at the scrap yard at Morecambe on 24 April 1923.

Displacement 7.350 tons and as dimensions 118,1 x 18 metres or 387.5 x 60 feet.
Coal fired machinery consisted of 2-2 cylinder vertical triple steam expansion engines and 4 double ended cylindrical boilers supplying 12.000hp allowing a speed 20 knots and with a speed of 10 knots a range of 10.000 nautical miles. Crew numbered 544 men. Armour consisted of a 7,6cm/3”-12,7cm/5” deck with the casemate protected by 15,2cm/6” thick armour and the main guns by 7,6cm/3” thick shields and the conning tower by 25,4cm/10”. Armament consisted of 2x1-23,37cm/9.2” inch breech loading Mk VI guns, 10x1-5,24cm/6” quick firing guns and 12x1-6pd guns.