Astræa Class Cruiser (1892)

The eight Second-Class Cruisers of the Astræa Class were completed between 1894 and 1896 and were quite old during World War I.

Overview of 8 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Completed	Fate
Astræa	Devonport Royal Dockyard		17 Mar, 1893	5 Nov, 1895	Sold 1 Jul, 1920
Bonaventure	Devonport Royal Dockyard		2 Dec, 1892	5 Jul, 1894	Sold 12 Apr, 1920
Cambrian	Pembroke Royal Dockyard		30 Jan, 1893		Sold 21 Feb, 1923
Charybdis	Sheerness Royal Dockyard	1891	15 Jun, 1893	14 Jan, 1896	Sold 27 Jan, 1922
Flora	Pembroke Royal Dockyard		21 Nov, 1893		Sold 12 Dec, 1922
Forte	Chatham Royal Dockyard		9 Dec, 1893		Sold 2 Apr, 1914
Fox	Portsmouth Royal Dockyard		15 Jun, 1893	14 Apr, 1896	Sold 14 Jul, 1920
Hermione	Devonport Royal Dockyard		7 Nov, 1893	14 Jan, 1896	Sold 25 Oct, 1921

Armament

Torpedoes

Four 18-in tubes arranged as follows:

• Two fixed tubes at bow and stern
• Two Mark V D₂ tubes on deck, trainable from 15 degrees abaft to 65 degrees ahead of the beam.

See Also

• Wikipedia

Bibliography

• Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.