HMS Bonaventure (1892)

	HMS Bonaventure in the 1890s (IWM Q21029)
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Bonaventure
Builder	Devonport Dockyard
Laid down	December 1890
Launched	2 December 1892
Commissioned	5 July 1894
Fate	Sold on 12 April 1920
General characteristics
Class and 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
Armament	2 × QF 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns; 8 × QF 4.7 in (120 mm) guns ; 1 × 76 mm (3.0 in) gun; 2 × 6-pounder guns; 1 × 3-pounder gun; 4 × machine guns; 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Conning tower: 3–6 in (76–152 mm); Deck: 2 in (51 mm); Engine hatch: 5 in (130 mm);

HMS Bonaventure was an Astraea-class second class cruiser of the Royal Navy, ordered as part of the eight-ship Astraea class under the Naval Defence Act of 1889. She was commissioned for service in 1895, and survived to serve in the First World War.

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