HMS Astraea (1893)

	HMS Astraea
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Astraea
Builder	Devonport Dockyard
Laid down	August 1890
Launched	17 March 1893
Commissioned	November 1895
Fate	Sold on 1 July 1920
General characteristics
Class & type	Astraea-class cruiser
Displacement	4,360 tons
Length	320 ft (98 m) (p/p)
Beam	49.5 ft (15.1 m)
Draught	21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Propulsion	Triple expansion engines; Two shafts; 7,500 ihp;
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (natural draught); 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) (forced draught);
Range	Carried 1000 tons coal (max)
Complement	318
Armament	2 × QF 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns; 8 × QF 4.7 in (120 mm) guns ; 1 × 76 mm (3.0 in) gun; 2 × 6-pounder guns; 1 × 3-pounder gun; 4 × machine guns; 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Conning tower: 3–6 in (76–152 mm); Deck: 2 in (51 mm); Engine hatch: 5 in (130 mm);

HMS Astraea was an Astraea-class second class cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built towards the end of the nineteenth century, and survived to serve in the First World War.

History
HMS Astraea
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Astraea
Builder	Devonport Dockyard
Laid down	August 1890
Launched	17 March 1893
Commissioned	November 1895
Fate	Sold on 1 July 1920
General characteristics
Class & type	Astraea-class cruiser
Displacement	4,360 tons
Length	320 ft (98 m) (p/p)
Beam	49.5 ft (15.1 m)
Draught	21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Propulsion	Triple expansion engines Two shafts 7,500 ihp
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (natural draught) 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) (forced draught)
Range	Carried 1000 tons coal (max)
Complement	318
Armament	2 × QF 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns 8 × QF 4.7 in (120 mm) guns 1 × 76 mm (3.0 in) gun 2 × 6-pounder guns 1 × 3-pounder gun 4 × machine guns 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Conning tower: 3–6 in (76–152 mm) Deck: 2 in (51 mm) Engine hatch: 5 in (130 mm)