Imperieuse-class cruiser

	HMS Warspite
Class overview
Name	Imperieuse class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Nelson class
Succeeded by	Orlando class
Built	1881–1886
In commission	1886–1905
Completed	2
Scrapped	2
General characteristics
Type	Armoured cruiser
Displacement	8,400 tons
Length	315 ft (96 m)
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draught	26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Installed power	8,000 indicated horsepower (6,000 kW)
Propulsion	Coal-fired steam, twelve boilers.; Two shafts with three-cylinder inverted compound reciprocating engines.;
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Range	6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement	555
Armament	4 × BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) Mk III guns; 6 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns; 6 × 18-inch (450mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Compound armour; Waterline belt: 10 in (250 mm); Bulkheads: 9 in (230 mm); Barbettes: 8 in (200 mm); Decks: 2–4 in (51–102 mm); Gun shields: 2 in (51 mm); Conning tower: 9 in (230 mm);

The Imperieuse-class cruiser was a class of two armoured cruisers launched between 1883 and 1884 for the Royal Navy.

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