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HMS Hampshire was one of six Devonshire-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. | HMS Hampshire was one of six Devonshire-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. | ||
Hampshire was designed to displace 10,850 | Hampshire was designed to displace 10,850 tons. The ship had an overall length of 473 feet 6 inches (144.3 m), a beam of 68 feet 6 inches (20.9 m) and a deep draught of 24 feet (7.3 m). She was powered by two 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, which produced a total of 21,000 indicated horsepower (16,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph). The engines were powered by seventeen Yarrow and six cylindrical boilers.[1] She carried a maximum of 1,033 tons of coal and her complement consisted of 610 officers and enlisted men | ||
Hampshire, was laid down by [[Armstrong Whitworth]] at their Elswick shipyard on 1 September 1902 and launched on 24 September 1903. She was completed on 15 July 1905. | Hampshire, was laid down by [[Armstrong Whitworth]] at their Elswick shipyard on 1 September 1902 and launched on 24 September 1903. She was completed on 15 July 1905. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:01, 30 December 2021
HMS Hampshire was one of six Devonshire-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.
Hampshire was designed to displace 10,850 tons. The ship had an overall length of 473 feet 6 inches (144.3 m), a beam of 68 feet 6 inches (20.9 m) and a deep draught of 24 feet (7.3 m). She was powered by two 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, which produced a total of 21,000 indicated horsepower (16,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph). The engines were powered by seventeen Yarrow and six cylindrical boilers.[1] She carried a maximum of 1,033 tons of coal and her complement consisted of 610 officers and enlisted men
Hampshire, was laid down by Armstrong Whitworth at their Elswick shipyard on 1 September 1902 and launched on 24 September 1903. She was completed on 15 July 1905.
Sunk by mine, 5 June 1916