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The two cruisers of the '''''Challenger'' class''' were completed early in the new century.
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The two cruisers of the '''''Challenger'' class''' were completed in 1904 and 1905.
 
 
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| [[H.M.S. Challenger (1902)|''Challenger'']] || [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] || 1 December, 1900 || 27 May, 1902 || 3 May, 1904 || Sold, 31 May, 1920.
 
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| [[H.M.A.S. Encounter (1902)|''Encounter'']] || [[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] || 28 January, 1901 || 18 June, 1902 || 21 November, 1905 || To [[Royal Australian Navy]] in July, 1912.  Renamed ''Penguin'' in May, 1923.  Scuttled, September, 1932.
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger_class_cruiser Wikipedia]
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger_class_cruiser}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Challenger
 
name=Challenger
pend=
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pend=D.33 (1914)<br>P.07 (Sep 1915)<br>P.81 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 42}}
builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]{{DittColl|p. 42}}
 
order=
 
order=
laid=1 12 1900
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laid=1 12 1900{{Conways1860|p. 79}}
launch=27 May, 1902
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launch=27 May, 1902{{DittColl|p. 42}}
comm=3 May 1904
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comm=3 May, 1904{{Conways1860|p. 79}}
fatedate=31 May 1920
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fatedate=31 May, 1920{{DittColl|p. 42}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Encounter
 
name=Encounter
 
pend=
 
pend=
builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]
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builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{DittColl|p. 42}}
 
order=
 
order=
laid=28 1 1901
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laid=28 1 1901{{Conways1860|p. 79}}
launch=18 Jun, 1902
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launch=18 Jun, 1902{{DittColl|p. 42}}
comm=21 11 1905
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comm=21 11 1905{{Conways1860|p. 79}}
 
fate=to [[Royal Australian Navy|R.A.N.]]
 
fate=to [[Royal Australian Navy|R.A.N.]]
fate2=Scuttled May 1923
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fate2=Scuttled Sep 1932{{DittColl|p. 42}}
fatedate=Jul 1912
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fatedate=Jul 1912{{DittColl|p. 42}}
 
}
 
}
  

Revision as of 19:11, 19 September 2012

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

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Bibliography


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