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− | + | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 2 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| | + | ! align=center | Name |
+ | ! align=center | Builder | ||
+ | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
+ | ! align=center | Launched | ||
+ | ! align=center | Completed | ||
+ | ! align=center | Fate | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-Challenger}} | ||
+ | |[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | ||
+ | |1 Dec, 1900 | ||
+ | |27 May, 1902 | ||
+ | |3 May, 1904 | ||
+ | | 31 May, 1920 | ||
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+ | | {{Template:UK-1Encounter}} | ||
+ | |[[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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+ | </div name=fredbot:ships> | ||
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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> | ||
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+ | ===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}} | ||
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
+ | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger_class_cruiser}} | ||
+ | {{refend}} | ||
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+ | ==Footnotes== | ||
+ | {{reflist}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Bibliography== | ||
+ | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | {{refend}} | ||
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+ | {{Footer Challenger Class Cruiser (1902)}} | ||
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+ | {{DEFAULTSORT:Challenger}} | ||
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+ | {{CatClassSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}} | ||
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+ | <!-- data | ||
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+ | nat=UK | ||
+ | cat=SecondClassProtectedCruiser | ||
+ | type=second class protected cruiser | ||
+ | |||
+ | chain=Minor Cruisers | ||
+ | |||
+ | {ship | ||
+ | name=Challenger | ||
+ | pend=D.33 (1914)<br>P.07 (Sep 1915)<br>P.81 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 42}} | ||
+ | builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]{{DittColl|p. 42}} | ||
+ | order= | ||
+ | laid=1 12 1900{{Conways1860|p. 79}} | ||
+ | launch=27 May, 1902{{DittColl|p. 42}} | ||
+ | comm=3 May, 1904{{Conways1860|p. 79}} | ||
+ | fatedate=31 May, 1920{{DittColl|p. 42}} | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | |||
+ | {ship | ||
+ | name=Encounter | ||
+ | pend= | ||
+ | builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{DittColl|p. 42}} | ||
+ | order= | ||
+ | laid=28 1 1901{{Conways1860|p. 79}} | ||
+ | launch=18 Jun, 1902{{DittColl|p. 42}} | ||
+ | comm=21 11 1905{{Conways1860|p. 79}} | ||
+ | fate=to [[Royal Australian Navy|R.A.N.]] | ||
+ | fate2=Scuttled Sep 1932{{DittColl|p. 42}} | ||
+ | fatedate=Jul 1912{{DittColl|p. 42}} | ||
+ | } | ||
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | data --> |
Latest revision as of 18:41, 1 August 2017
The two cruisers of the Challenger class were completed in 1904 and 1905.
Overview of 2 vessels | |||||
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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
Challenger | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 1 Dec, 1900 | 27 May, 1902 | 3 May, 1904 | 31 May, 1920 |
Encounter | Devonport Royal Dockyard | 28 Jan, 1901 | 18 Jun, 1902 | 21 Nov, 1905 | to R.A.N. Jul, 1912 |
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.[1]
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.[2]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
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