HMS Imperieuse (1883)
HMS Imperieuse was the lead ship of her class of two armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the 1880s. She was sold for scrap in 1913.
HMS Imperieuse as commissioned | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Imperieuse |
| Builder | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard |
| Laid down | 10 August 1881 |
| Launched | 18 December 1883 |
| Renamed |
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| Reclassified | Depot ship, February 1905 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 24 September 1913 |
| General characteristics (after masts were removed) | |
| Class and type | Imperieuse-class armoured cruiser |
| Displacement | 8,500 long tons (8,600 t) |
| Length | 315 ft (96 m) |
| Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Draught | 25 ft 9 in (7.8 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 compound-expansion steam engines |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement | 555 |
| Armament | |
| Armour | Belt: 10 in (254 mm) |
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