HMS Isis (1896)

	Sister ship Venus at anchor during World War I
History
United Kingdom
Name	Isis
Namesake	Isis
Builder	London & Glasgow Eng. & Iron Sbldg. Co., Govan
Laid down	30 January 1895
Launched	27 June 1896
Completed	10 May 1898
Fate	Sold for scrap, 26 February 1920
General characteristics
Class and type	Eclipse-class protected cruiser
Displacement	5,600 long tons (5,690 t)
Length	350 ft (106.7 m)
Beam	53 ft 6 in (16.3 m)
Draught	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Installed power	8 cylindrical boilers; 9,600 ihp (7,200 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)
Complement	450
Armament	As built:; 5 × 6 in (152 mm) guns; 6 × 4.7 in (120 mm) guns; 6 × 3 pdr guns; 3 × 18 in (450 mm) torpedo tubes; After 1905:; 11 × 6 in (152 mm) guns; 9 × 76 mm (3.0 in) guns; 7 × 3 pdr guns; 3 × 18 in (450 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Gun shields: 3 in (76 mm); Engine hatch: 6 in (152 mm); Decks: 1.5–3 in (38–76 mm); Conning tower: 6 in (152 mm);

HMS Isis was an Eclipse-class protected cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1890s.

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