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'''HMS ''Archer''''', was an [[Archer class torpedo cruiser|''Archer''-class]] [[Cruiser# |
'''HMS ''Archer''''', was an [[Archer class torpedo cruiser|''Archer''-class]] [[Cruiser#Torpedo cruisers|torpedo cruiser]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. ''Archer'' was laid down in 1885 and came into service on 11 December 1888.<ref name="naval">[http://navalhistory.flixco.info/H/222745x53053/8330/a0.htm HMS ''Archer'' at Naval History]</ref> She served on the Australia Station from 7 September 1900 until 5 December 1903. She was decommissioned in 1905 and sold in April 1905 for £4,800 to Forrester, Swansea for scrap.<ref>Bastock p.122</ref> |
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| Name | HMS Archer |
| Builder | J & G Thomson, Glasgow |
| Yard number | 226 |
| Launched | 23 December 1885 |
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| Displacement | 1770 tons |
| Length | 140 ft (43 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draught | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) |
| Installed power | 2500 ihp (increased to 4,500 with forced draught) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) Twin 2-cylinder compound steam engines Four boilers Twin screws |
| Speed | 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h) |
| Range | 7,000 nmi (13,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 176 men |
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HMS Archer, was an Archer-class torpedo cruiser of the Royal Navy. Archer was laid down in 1885 and came into service on 11 December 1888.[1] She served on the Australia Station from 7 September 1900 until 5 December 1903. She was decommissioned in 1905 and sold in April 1905 for £4,800 to Forrester, Swansea for scrap.[2]
Citations
- ^ Bastock p.122
References
- Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN 0-86777-348-0