HMS Hermione (1893)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Hermione |
| Laid down | December 1891 |
| Launched | 7 November 1893 at Devonport |
| Renamed | TS Warspite on 18 December 1922 |
| Fate | Broken up September 1940 |
| 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 |
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HMS Hermione was an Astraea-class Royal Navy protected cruiser launched at Devonport in 1893. She served in World War I and was sold in 1921. She was renamed training ship Warspite in 1922, and broken up in 1940.
Hermione was a 10-gun twin-screw cruiser of 4360 tons, 9,000 horsepower (6,700 kW), and capable of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph). The vessel was 320 feet (98 m) in length, had a beam of 49 feet (15 m), and a draught of 19 feet (5.8 m).