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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.
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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===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.{{DreyerH|p. 3}}


===Fire Control Instruments===
===Fire Control Instruments===
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==Radio==
==Radio==
By the end of 1901 or soon after,{{ARTS1901|pp. 111-112}}  
By the end of 1901 or soon after,{{ARTS1901|pp. 111-112}}  
* ''Edgar'' and ''Hawke'' in reserve were fitted to receive a W/T set
* {{UK-Edgar}} and {{UK-Hawke}} in reserve were fitted to receive a W/T set
* ''Gibraltar'' at the Cape was fitted to receive a W/T set
* {{UK-Gibraltar}} at the Cape was fitted to receive a W/T set
* ''Theseus'' had a Jackson set in the Mediterranean  
* {{UK-Theseus}} had a Jackson set in the Mediterranean  
* ''Endymion'' had a Jackson set with the [[China Squadron(Royal Navy)|China Squadron]]
* {{UK-Endymion}} had a Jackson set with the [[China Squadron(Royal Navy)|China Squadron]]
* ''St. George'' had a Marconi in the [[Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Cruiser Squadron]]
* {{UK-StGeorge}} had a Marconi in the {{UK-CS}}


==See Also==
==See Also==
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{{Footer Edgar Class Cruiser (1890)}}
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{ship
{ship
name=Crescent
name=Crescent
pend=
pend=A4 (1914)<br>N.04 (Sep 1915)<br>N.29 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 38}}
builder=[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
builder=[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
order=
order=
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launch=30 Mar, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
launch=30 Mar, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=22 Feb, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=22 Feb, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fate=
fate=Sold
fate2=
fate2=Broken up
fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fatedate=22 9 1921{{DittColl|p. 38}}
}
}


{ship
{ship
name=Edgar
name=Edgar
pend=
pend=A5 (1914)<br>N.05 (Sep 1915)<br>N.38 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 38}}
builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
order=
order=
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launch=24 Nov, 1890{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
launch=24 Nov, 1890{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=2 Mar, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=2 Mar, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fate=
fate=Sold
fate2=
fate2=to Ward, Morecambe{{DittColl|p. 38}}
fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fatedate=9 5 1921{{DittColl|p. 38}}
}
}


{ship
{ship
name=Endymion
name=Endymion
pend=
pend=A6 (1914)<br>N.17 (Sep 1915)<br>N.41 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 38}}
builder=[[Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company|Earle, Hull]]{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
builder=[[Earle]], Hull{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
order=
order=
laid=21 Nov, 1889{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
laid=21 Nov, 1889{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
launch=22 Jul, 1891{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
launch=22 Jul, 1891{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=26 May, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=26 May, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fate=
fate=Sold
fate2=
fate2=to Evans, Cardiff{{DittColl|p. 38}}
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fatedate=16 3 1920{{DittColl|p. 38}}
}
}


{ship
{ship
name=Gibraltar
name=Gibraltar
pend=
pend=A7 (1914)<br>N.19 (Sep 1915)<br>N.49 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 38}}
builder=[[Napier, Glasgow]]{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
builder=[[Napier]], Glasgow{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
order=
order=
laid=2 Dec, 1889{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
laid=2 Dec, 1889{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
launch=27 Apr, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
launch=27 Apr, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=1 Nov, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=1 Nov, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fate=
fate=Sold
fate2=
fate2=to Cashmore{{DittColl|p. 38}}
fatedate=1923{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fatedate=9 1923{{DittColl|p. 38}}
}
}


{ship
{ship
name=Grafton
name=Grafton
pend=
pend=A8 (1914)<br>N.23 (Sep 1915)<br>N.53 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 38}}
builder=[[Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company|Thames, Blackwall]]{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
builder=[[Thames Ironworks]], Blackwall{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
order=
order=
laid=1 Jan, 1890{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
laid=1 Jan, 1890{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
launch=30 Jan, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
launch=30 Jan, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=18 Oct, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=18 Oct, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fate=
fate=Sold
fate2=
fate2=
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fatedate=1 7 1920{{DittColl|p. 38}}
}
}


{ship
{ship
name=Hawke
name=Hawke
pend=
pend=A9 (1914){{DittColl|p. 38}}
builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
order=
order=
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comm=16 May, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=16 May, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fate=Torpedoed
fate=Torpedoed
fate2=
fate2=by U.9 in North Sea{{DittColl|p. 38}}
fatedate=15 Oct, 1914{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fatedate=15 Oct, 1914{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
}
}
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{ship
{ship
name=Royal Arthur
name=Royal Arthur
pend=
pend=A0 (1914)<br>N.10 (Sep 1915)<br>N.86 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 38}}
builder=[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
builder=[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
order=
order=
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launch=26 Feb, 1891{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
launch=26 Feb, 1891{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=2 Mar, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=2 Mar, 1893{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fate=
fate=Sold
fate2=
fate2=to Cohen{{DittColl|p. 38}}
fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fatedate=22 9 1921{{DittColl|p. 38}}
}
}


{ship
{ship
name=St. George
name=St. George
pend=
pend=N.31 (1914)<br>N.88 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 293}}
builder=[[Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company|Earle, Hull]]{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
builder=[[Earle]], Hull{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
order=
order=
laid=23 Apr, 1890{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
laid=23 Apr, 1890{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
launch=23 Jun, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
launch=23 Jun, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=25 Oct, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=25 Oct, 1894{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fate=
fate=Sold
fate2=
fate2=
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fatedate=1 7 1920{{DittColl|p. 293}}
}
}


{ship
{ship
name=Theseus
name=Theseus
pend=
pend=2A (1914)<br>N.14 (Sep 1915)<br>N.98 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 38}}
builder=[[Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company|Thames, Blackwall]]{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
builder=[[Thames Ironworks]], Blackwall{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
order=
order=
laid=16 Jul, 1890{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
laid=16 Jul, 1890{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
launch=8 Sep, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
launch=8 Sep, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=14 Jan, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
comm=14 Jan, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fate=
fate=Sold
fate2=
fate2=to Stanlee{{DittColl|p. 38}}
fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 66}}
}
}

Revision as of 14:21, 20 September 2012

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

Dreyer Table

These ships had no fire control tables.[1]

Fire Control Instruments

Radio

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

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. p. 3.
  2. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901. pp. 111-112.

Bibliography

  • Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1914). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914. G. 01627/14. C.B. 1030. Copy 1235 at The National Archives. ADM 186/191.
  • Template:BrooksDreadnoughtGunnery
  • Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1917). The Director Firing Handbook. O.U. 6125 (late C.B. 1259). Copy No. 322 at The National Archives. ADM 186/227.
  • Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.


Edgar Class First Class Protected Cruiser
Crescent Edgar Endymion Gibraltar Grafton
  Hawke Royal Arthur St. George Theseus  
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