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'''HMS ''Archer''''', was an [[Archer class torpedo cruiser|''Archer''-class]] [[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>
'''HMS ''Archer''''', was an {{sclass-|Archer|torpedo cruiser|0}} [[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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Revision as of 01:13, 12 April 2015

HMS Archer c.1888
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Archer
BuilderJ & G Thomson, Glasgow
Yard number226
Launched23 December 1885
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement1770 tons
Length140 ft (43 m)
Beam36 ft (11 m)
Draught13.5 ft (4.1 m)
Installed power2500 ihp (increased to 4,500 with forced draught)
Propulsionlist error: <br /> list (help)
Twin 2-cylinder compound steam engines
Four boilers
Twin screws
Speed17.5 kn (32.4 km/h)
Range7,000 nmi (13,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement176 men
Armament
  • Six 6-inch (5 ton) guns
  • Eight 3-pounder QF guns
  • Two machine guns
  • One light gun
  • One 14-inch torpedo tube
  • Four torpedo carriages
Armour
  • 3/8-inch deck
  • 1-inch gunshields
  • 3-inch conning tower

HMS Archer, was an Template:Sclass- 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

References

  • Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN 0-86777-348-0