HMS Bedford (1901)
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 HMS Bedford |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Bedford |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Govan |
| Launched: | August 31, 1901 |
| Fate: | Wrecked August 21, 1910 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 9,800 tons |
| Length: | 463.5 ft (141.3 m) |
| Beam: | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Draught: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4-cylinder triple-extension steam engines two shafts 31 Belleville boilers 22,000hp |
| Speed: | apprx 23 knots |
| Complement: | 678 |
| Armament: | 14 x 6in guns 9 x 12 pounder guns |
| Armour: | 4in (102mm) belt 5in (127mm) barbette 5in (127mm) turret |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Bedford.
HMS Bedford was a Monmouth-class armoured cruiser of 9,800 tons displacement, of the British Royal Navy. Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Govan, she was launched on August 31, 1901. She only spent nine years in service before she was wrecked on August 21, 1910 off Quelport Island in the China Sea. The wreck was subsequently sold for breaking up in October 1910.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
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