HMS Vindictive (1897)

	HMS Vindictive in 1900
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Vindictive
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Launched	9 December 1897
Commissioned	1899
Fate	Expended as blockship, 1918; Scrapped in 1920. Bow preserved as a memorial;
General characteristics
Class and type	Arrogant-class cruiser
Displacement	5,750 tons
Length	342 ft (104 m)
Beam	57 ft 6 in (17.53 m)
Propulsion	Triple expansion engines, 2 screws, 10,000 hp (7,457 kW)
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement	480
Armament	4 × QF 6 inch /40 naval guns; 6 × QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns; All 6 and 4.7 inch guns later replaced by 10 × BL 6 inch Mk VII naval guns; 8 × 12 pounder guns; 3 × QF 3 pounder guns; 5 × machine guns; 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes; Zeebrugge Raid configuration; 4 × BL 6 inch Mk VII naval guns; 1 x 11 inch howitzer; 2 x 7.5 inch howitzers; 2 x static flamethrowers; 8 x 1½ pounder ‘pom poms’; 16 x Lewis Guns; 16 x Stokes Mortars;
Armour	Deck : 3 in (76 mm)

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HMS Vindictive was a British Arrogant-class cruiser built at Chatham Dockyard. She was launched on 9 December 1897 and completed in 1899. The vessel participated in the Zeebrugge Raid.

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