H.M.S. Illustrious (1896)
From The Dreadnought Project
H.M.S. Illustrious | |
Career | Details |
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Pendant Number: | P.97 (April, 1918) |
Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard |
Ordered: | 1893 |
Laid down: | 11 March, 1895 |
Launched: | 17 September, 1896 |
Commissioned: | 10 May, 1898 |
Sold: | 18 June, 1920 |
Fate: | Scrapped in 1922 |
General Characteristics | |
Displacement: | 14,560 - 14,890 tons (normal) 15,730 - 16,060 tons (fully loaded) |
Length: | 390 feet |
Beam: | 75 feet |
Draught: | 26 feet 4 inches - 27 feet 6 inches |
Propulsion: | 2 Shaft Triple Expansion, 4,000 shp. 4 Yarrow boilers |
Speed: | 16.1 knots |
Range: | 4,700 miles at 10 knots |
Complement: | 673 |
Armament: |
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