HMS Aurora (1887)
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Aurora |
| Builder: | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 1 February 1886 |
| Launched: | 28 October 1887 |
| Fate: | Sold for breaking up 2 October 1907 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Orlando-class armoured cruiser |
| Displacement: | 5,600 tons |
| Length: | 300 ft (91 m) |
| Beam: | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Draught: | 22.5 ft (6.9 m) |
| Installed power: | 4 double-ended boilers 5,500 hp (4,100 kW) 8,500 hp (6,300 kW) forced-draught |
| Propulsion: | 3-cylinder triple-extension steam engines two shafts |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) natural draught 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) forced draught |
| Range: | 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 484 |
| Armament: | 2 × BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) guns (2 × 1) 10 × BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns (10 × 1) |
| Armour: | 10 in (254 mm) belt 12 in (304.8 mm) conning tower |
HMS Aurora was a ship of the Orlando class of first-class cruisers built in the yards at Pembroke Dock and launched on 28 October 1887. She was sold for scrapping on 2 October 1907 to Payton of Milford Haven.
Service history
Aurora served on the China Station under the command of Captain Edward Henry Bayly, RN, and took part in the Boxer rebellion in 1901. In early February 1902 she was ordered to leave, homebound,[1] arriving at Aden 3 March, at Malta 17 March, and at Plymouth on 26 March.[2] Officers and crew received the China War Medal (1900) on 15 April,[3] before she paid off at Devonport two days later.[4]
Notes
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Saturday, 1 February 1902. (36680), p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Thursday, 27 March 1902. (36726), p. 4.
- ↑ "The recent operations in China" The Times (London). Wednesday, 16 April 1902. (36743), p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 18 April 1902. (36745), p. 9.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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