HMS Warspite, about 1885, with her original 2 brig masts |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Imperieuse-class armoured cruiser |
| Name: | HMS Warspite |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 25 October 1881 |
| Launched: | 29 January 1884 |
| Commissioned: | 1886 |
| Fate: | Sold for breaking up 4 April 1905 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 8,400 tons |
| Length: | 315 ft (96 m) pp |
| Beam: | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Draught: | 26 ft 9 in (8.15 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Shaft Penn engine |
| Speed: | 16.75kts |
| Complement: | 555 |
| Armament: |
4 x BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) Mk III guns |
| Armour: | Belt 10 in |
HMS Warspite was an Imperieuse-class first-class armoured cruiser, launched on 29 January 1884 and commissioned in 1886. Warspite was the flagship on the Pacific Station between 1890 and 1893, then a port guard ship at Queenstown until 1896. From 1896 to 1899 she again served as the flagship of the Pacific Station.
Morris[1] states that Warspite had her sailing rig removed while building. The illustration of her with masts therefore shows her on trials, or is conjectural.
She was sold on 4 April 1904 to Ward of Preston. She arrived on the River Mersey on 3 October 1905 and then travelled on to Preston for breaking up.
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