View source for Challenger Class Cruiser (1902)

The two cruisers of the '''''Challenger'' class''' were completed in 1904 and 1905.

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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 2 vessels
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
|1 Dec, 1900
|27 May, 1902
|3 May, 1904
| 31 May, 1920
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|[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]
|28 Jan, 1901
|18 Jun, 1902
|21 Nov, 1905
|to [[Royal Australian Navy|R.A.N.]] Jul, 1912
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==Armament==
===Guns===
In February, 1913, the 6-in mountings, along with many other 4-in and 6-in mountings in various capital ships and cruisers were to have illumination added for their training index racers.<ref>Admiralty Weekly Orders. {{TNA|ADM 182/4}}.  21 Feb, 1913 entries.  pp. 3-4.</ref>

===Torpedoes===
* two submerged 18-in torpedo tubes arranged on the broadside forward, depressed 3 degrees and bearing abeam; axis of tube was 6 foot 6 inches below load water line and 1 feet 8 inches above deck.{{UKTorpM1909III|p. 265}}

==See Also==
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger_class_cruiser}}
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==Footnotes==
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