HMS Hermione (1893)

HMS Hermione was an Astraea-class Royal Navy protected cruiser launched at Devonport in 1893. She served in World War I and was sold in 1921. She was renamed training ship Warspite in 1922, and broken up in 1940.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hermione.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Hermione
Laid downDecember 1891
Launched7 November 1893 at Devonport
RenamedTS Warspite on 18 December 1922
FateBroken up September 1940
General characteristics
Class and typeAstraea-class cruiser
Displacement4,360 tons
Length320 ft (98 m) (p/p)
Beam49.5 ft (15.1 m)
Draught21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion engines
Two shafts
7,500 ihp
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (natural draught)
19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) (forced draught)
RangeCarried 1000 tons coal (max)
Complement318
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)

Hermione was a 10-gun twin-screw cruiser of 4360 tons, 9,000 horsepower (6,700 kW), and capable of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph). The vessel was 320 feet (98 m) in length, had a beam of 49 feet (15 m), and a draught of 19 feet (5.8 m).

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