Astraea-class
Apollo-class
Built under the Naval Defence Act of 1889. Part of the Astraea-class protected cruisers consisting of the Astraea, Hermione, Charybdis, Bonaventure, Cambrian, Flora, Forte and Fox, preceded by the Apollo-class and succeeded by the Eclipse-class. Laid down by Portsmouth Dockyard, England on 11 January 1892, launched on 15 June 1893, completed on 14 April 1896 and sold in July 1920 which was executed in autumn by the Cardiff Scrap and Salvage Company, Watchet Harbour, Somerset, England.
General technical class specifications.
With a displacement of 4.360 tons and as dimensions 97,5 (between perpendiculars)-103,48 (over all) x 15,09 x 5,8 metres or 320-339.6 x 49.6 x 19 feet. The machinery consisted of 3-cylinder turbines and 8 cylinder boilers supplying via 2 shafts 7.500 (natural draught)-9.500 (forced) draught ihp allowing a speed of 18 (natural draught)-19,5 (forced draught) knots. With a coal bunker capacity of 1.000 tons and a speed of 10 knots was the range 7.000 nautical miles. Crew numbered 318 men. The armour consisted of a 5,1cm/2” thick deck, 11cm/4.5” gun shields, a 13cm/5” thick engine hatch while the conning tower was protected by 7,6cm/3”-15,2cm/6” thick armour. The armament consisted of 2-15,24cm/6” quick firing guns, 8-12cm/4.7” quick firing guns, 10-5,7cm/2.2”/6pd quick firing guns, 1-4,7cm/1.9”/3pd quick firing gun and 4-45cm/18” torpedo tubes.
