HMS Grafton (1892)
HMS Grafton was a first class cruiser of the Edgar class, launched in 1892. She served in colonial service and in the First World War. Grafton survived the war and was broken up in the 1920s.
HMS Grafton | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Grafton |
| Builder | Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company |
| Laid down | 1 January 1890 |
| Launched | 30 January 1892 |
| Commissioned | Portsmouth 10 September 1895 |
| Fate | Sold for breaking up 1 July 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Edgar-class cruiser |
| Displacement | 7,350 tons |
| Length | 387.5 ft (118.1 m) |
| Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
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