View source for Astræa Class Cruiser (1892)

The eight Second-Class Cruisers of the '''''Astræa'' Class''' were completed between 1894 and 1896 and were quite old during World War I.

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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 8 vessels
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| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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! align=center | Name 
! align=center | Builder 
! align=center | Laid Down 
! align=center | Launched 
! align=center | Completed 
! align=center | Fate
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| {{Template:UK-Astraea}}
|[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]
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|17 Mar, 1893
|5 Nov, 1895
|Sold 1 Jul, 1920
|- align=left
| {{Template:UK-Bonaventure}}
|[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]
|
|2 Dec, 1892
|5 Jul, 1894
|Sold 12 Apr, 1920
|- align=left
| {{Template:UK-1Cambrian}}
|[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]
|
|30 Jan, 1893
|
|Sold 21 Feb, 1923
|- align=left
| {{Template:UK-Charybdis}}
|[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]]
|1891
|15 Jun, 1893
|14 Jan, 1896
|Sold 27 Jan, 1922
|- align=left
| {{Template:UK-Flora}}
|[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]
|
|21 Nov, 1893
|
|Sold 12 Dec, 1922
|- align=left
| {{Template:UK-Forte}}
|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
|
|9 Dec, 1893
|
|Sold 2 Apr, 1914
|- align=left
| {{Template:UK-Fox}}
|[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]
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|15 Jun, 1893
|14 Apr, 1896
|Sold 14 Jul, 1920
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| {{Template:UK-Hermione}}
|[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]
|
|7 Nov, 1893
|14 Jan, 1896
|Sold 25 Oct, 1921
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==Armament==
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===Torpedoes===
Four 18-in tubes arranged as follows:{{ARTS1891|p. 39}}
* Two fixed  tubes at bow and stern
* Two Mark V D<sub>2</sub> tubes on deck, trainable from 15 degrees abaft to 65 degrees ahead of the beam.

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==See Also==
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astraea_class_cruiser}}
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Astræa}}

{{CatClassSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}


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fate2=Training Ship ''Warspite''
fatedate=25 Oct, 1921{{DittColl|p. 39}}
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