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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
* Captain[[Hedworth Meux]], 4 February, 1890, as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral [[Charles Frederick Hotham|Charles F. Hotham]], on the [[Pacific Station]].<ref>''Navy List'' (March, 1891). p. 266.</ref> | |||
* Captain[[Thomas Philip Walker]], | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 20:51, 5 August 2012
| H.M.S. Warspite | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Built By: | Chatham Royal Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 25 October, 1881 |
| Floated Out: | 29 January, 1884 |
| Commissioned: | 20 June, 1888 |
| Sold: | 8 November, 1921 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| Struck: | 1923 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 8,500 tons |
| Length: | 315 feet |
| Beam: | 62 feet |
| Draught: | 27 feet 3 inches |
| Propulsion: | 4 sets inverted compound engines 8,000 i.h.p. 10,000 i.h.p. (Forced Draught) |
| Speed: | 16.7 knots (Forced Draught) |
| Range: | 5,500 miles at 10 knots |
| Complement: | 555 |
| Armament: |
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Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- CaptainHedworth Meux, 4 February, 1890, as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral Charles F. Hotham, on the Pacific Station.[1]
- CaptainThomas Philip Walker,
Footnotes
- ↑ Navy List (March, 1891). p. 266.
Bibliography
- Template:BibConways1860-1905
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
