Leander-class cruiser (1882)
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The Leander class was a four-ship cruiser programme ordered by the Admiralty in 1880. The class comprised HMS Leander, HMS Phaeton, HMS Amphion, and HMS Arethusa.
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HMS Leander in 1897 | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Leander class |
Operators | Royal Navy |
Preceded by | Iris class |
Succeeded by | Mersey class |
Built | 1880 - 1887 |
In commission | 1885 - 1919 (as seagoing warship) |
Planned | 4 |
Completed | 4 |
Scrapped | 4 |
General characteristics (HMS Leander) | |
Class and type | Leander-class second-class partially protected cruiser |
Displacement | 4,300 tons (4,400 tonnes) load.[1][2] |
Tons burthen | 3,750 tons (B.O.M.).[3] |
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Beam | 46 ft (14 m).[1][2] |
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Propulsion | Sails and screw, two shafts, two-cylinder horizontal direct-acting compound engines, 12 cylindrical boilers, 5,500 IHP[1][2] |
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Range | |
Complement | (1885): 275[4][6] |
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