HMS Andromache (1890)

	Andromache
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Andromache
Namesake	Andromache
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	May 1889
Launched	14 August 1890
Commissioned	1892
Nickname(s)	"Andy Mac"
Fate	Broken up 1920
General characteristics
Class and type	Apollo-class cruiser
Displacement	3,600 tons
Length	314 ft (95.7 m)
Beam	43.5 ft (13.3 m)
Draught	17.5 ft (5.3 m)
Propulsion	twin screw triple expansion engines; from Earle's Shipbuilding;
Speed	19.75 knots (36.58 km/h)
Complement	273 to 300 (Officers and Men)
Armament	As built:; 2 × QF 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns; 6 × QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns; 8 × 6-pounders; 2 to 4 × 14 inch torpedo tubes; Converted pre-1914 to a lightly armed minelayer.;

HMS Andromache was an Apollo-class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy. William Henry White designed her, and she was built at Chatham Dockyard and launched on 14 August 1890. The total cost of construction was £186,234.

Andromache was initially allocated to A Division of the Fleet Reserve.

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