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The nine [[Protected Cruiser|protected cruisers]] of the '''Edgar Class''' were completed between 1893 and 1896.
The nine [[Protected Cruiser|protected cruisers]] of the '''''Edgar'' Class''' were completed between 1893 and 1896. They were occasionally referred to as the ''Crescent'' class.
 
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| [[H.M.S. Crescent (1892)|''Crescent'']] || [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]] || 13 October, 1890 || 30 March, 1892 || 22 February, 1894 ||
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| [[H.M.S. Edgar (1890)|''Edgar'']] || [[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] || 3 June, 1889 || 24 November, 1890 || 2 March, 1893 ||
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| [[H.M.S. Endymion (1891)|''Endymion'']] || [[Earle]], Hull || 21 November, 1889 || 22 July, 1891 || 26 May, 1894 ||
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| [[H.M.S. Gibraltar (1892)|''Gibraltar'']] || [[Robert Napier and Sons|Napier]], Govan || 2 December, 1889 || 27 April, 1892 || 1 November, 1894 ||
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| [[H.M.S. Grafton (1892)|''Grafton'']] || [[Thames Iron Works]] || 1 January, 1890 || 30 January, 1892 || 18 october, 1894 ||
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| [[H.M.S. Hawke (1891)|''Hawke'']] || [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] || 17 June, 1889 || 11 March, 1891 || 16 May, 1893 ||
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| [[H.M.S. Royal Arthur (1891)|''Royal Arthur'']] || [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]] || 20 January, 1890 || 26 February, 1891 || 2 March, 1893 ||
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| [[H.M.S. St. George (1892)|''St. George'']] || [[Earle]], Hull || 23 April, 1890 || 23 June, 1892 || 25 October, 1894 ||
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| [[H.M.S. Theseus (1892)|''Theseus'']] || [[Thames Iron Works]] || 16 July, 1890 || 8 September, 1892 || 14 January, 1896 ||
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==Fire Control==
==Fire Control==


===Rangefinders===
===Rangefinders===
===Evershed Bearing Indicators===


===Gunnery Control===
===Gunnery Control===
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===Dreyer Table===
===Dreyer Table===
These ships had no fire control tables.<ref>absent from list in ''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref>
These ships had no fire control tables.<ref>absent from list in ''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref>


Revision as of 18:23, 24 April 2012

The nine protected cruisers of the Edgar Class were completed between 1893 and 1896. They were occasionally referred to as the Crescent class.

Name Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Fate
Crescent Portsmouth Royal Dockyard 13 October, 1890 30 March, 1892 22 February, 1894
Edgar Devonport Royal Dockyard 3 June, 1889 24 November, 1890 2 March, 1893
Endymion Earle, Hull 21 November, 1889 22 July, 1891 26 May, 1894
Gibraltar Napier, Govan 2 December, 1889 27 April, 1892 1 November, 1894
Grafton Thames Iron Works 1 January, 1890 30 January, 1892 18 october, 1894
Hawke Chatham Royal Dockyard 17 June, 1889 11 March, 1891 16 May, 1893
Royal Arthur Portsmouth Royal Dockyard 20 January, 1890 26 February, 1891 2 March, 1893
St. George Earle, Hull 23 April, 1890 23 June, 1892 25 October, 1894
Theseus Thames Iron Works 16 July, 1890 8 September, 1892 14 January, 1896

Fire Control

Rangefinders

Gunnery Control

Control Positions

Control Groups

Directors

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

Torpedo Control

Transmitting Stations

Dreyer Table

These ships had no fire control tables.[1]

Fire Control Instruments

Radio

By the end of 1901 or soon after,[2]

  • Edgar and Hawke in reserve were fitted to receive a W/T set
  • Gibraltar at the Cape was fitted to receive a W/T set
  • Theseus had a Jackson set in the Mediterranean
  • Endymion had a Jackson set with the China Squadron
  • St. George had a Marconi in the Cruiser Squadron

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ absent from list in Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
  2. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901, pp. 111-112.

Bibliography

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