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 by Portsmouth Dockyard, England on 13 October 1890, launched on 30 March 1892, commissioned on 22 February 1894 and sold to be broken up in Germany on 22 September 1921
Together with sister ship Crescent slightly modified with a raised forecastle. Displacement 7.700 tons and as dimensions 109,73 (between perpendiculars)-118,1 (over all) x 18,29 x 7,25 metres or 360-387.6 x 60 x 23.9 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. Armament consisted of x1-23,37cm/9.2” inch breech loading Mk VI gun, 12-5,24cm/6” quick firing guns, 12-6pd guns, 4-3pd guns and 4-45cm/18” torpedo tubes. 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”.
