HMS Warspite (1884)

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One HMS Warspite was a first-class armoured cruiser, launched 29 December 1884 and commissioned in 1886. Warspite was the flagship on the Pacific Station between 1890 and 1893, then a portguard ship at Queenstown until 1896. She was placed on the sale list in 1904 and scrapped sometime before 1906.

  • Displacement: 8,400 tons
  • Length: 315 ft (96 m)
  • Beam: 62 ft (19 m)
  • Armament: Four 9.2-in (230-mm) guns, six 6" (150mm) guns, four torpedo tubes
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