Mersey-class cruiser
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Mersey class |
| Operators: |
 Royal Navy |
| Preceded by: | Calypso-class corvette |
| Succeeded by: | Marathon-class cruiser |
| Planned: | 4 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Active: | 0 |
| Retired: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | 2nd class protected cruiser |
| Displacement: | 4,050 tons |
| Length: | |
| Beam: | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Draught: | 19 ft 6 in (6 m) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h) (4,500 ihp) |
| Range: |
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| Complement: | 325 |
| Armament: |
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The Mersey-class cruiser was a class of second class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy commissioned in the late 1880s.
Design
Starboard elevation, deck plan and hull section as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual, 1888
Ships
| Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Mersey (1885) | Chatham Dockyard | 9 July 1883 | 31 March 1885 | June 1887 |
| HMS Severn (1885) | ||||
| HMS Thames | Pembroke Dockyard | 14 April 1884 | 3 December 1885 | July 1888 |
| HMS Forth (1885) | ||||
Notes
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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