HMS Andromache (1890)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Andromache.
Career (United Kingdom)
Name: HMS Andromache
Builder: Chatham Dockyard
Laid down: May 1889 [1]
Launched: 14 August 1890 [1]
Commissioned: 1892
Nickname: "Andy Mac"
Fate: broken up 1920
General characteristics
Class and type:Apollo-class cruiser
Displacement:3,600 tons
Length:314 ft (95.7 m)
Beam:43.5 ft (13.3 m)
Draught:17.5 ft (5.3 m)
Propulsion:twin screw triple expansion engines
from Earle's Shipbuilding[2]
Speed:19.75 knots (36.58 km/h)
Complement:273 to 300 (Officers and Men)
Armament:As built:

2 × QF 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns
6 × QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns[3]
8 × 6 pounders
2 to 4 × 14 inch Torpedo Tubes

Converted pre-1914 to a lightly armed minelayer.

HMS Andromache was an Apollo-class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy. Designed by William Henry White, she was built at Chatham Dockyard and launched on 14 August 1890. The total cost of construction was £186,234.[4]

Andromache was initially allocated to A Division of the Fleet Reserve.[2]

History

Ordered under the Naval Defence Act 1889, Andromache was built in 1890 at Chatham Dockyard. She was present at the at the Naval Review at Spithead on 26 June 1897 in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. On 4 March 1900, it was reported that the Andromache had been transferred from the Medway to the Devonport Fleet Reserve. With the exception of the previous year's manoeuvres Andromache had been unemployed since being built. On 27 June 1900, orders from Devonport were given for a naval mobilization to take place on Tuesday, 10 July. Commander F. A. R. Bowles was appointed in command 23 April 1902.[5] In 1910, the ship was converted to a minelayer. In the August 1914 she joined the Minelayer Squadron, after which she was reduced to harbour duties.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Times (London), Friday, 15 August 1890, p.6
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Times (London), Tuesday, 22 December 1891, p.8
  3. ↑ Admiral Percy Scott quotes 6 × 4.7 inch guns on sister ship HMS Scylla in 1899. "Fifty Years in the Royal Navy" published 1919, page 88
  4. ↑ The Times (London), Tuesday, 26 April 1892, p.10
  5. ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Monday, 14 April 1902. (36741), p. 11.

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