Mersey-class cruiser
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The Mersey-class cruiser was a class of second class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy commissioned in the late 1880s.
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Name | Mersey class |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Calypso-class corvette |
Succeeded by | Marathon class |
Built | 1883–1888 |
In commission | 1887–1942 |
Planned | 4 |
Completed | 4 |
Retired | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | 2nd class protected cruiser |
Displacement | 4,050 tons |
Length | |
Beam | 46 ft (14 m) |
Draught | 19 ft 6 in (6 m) |
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Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
Range | 8,750 miles at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 325 |
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