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HMS Gibraltar (1892)
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HMS Gibraltar, was an Edgar-class cruiser launched in 1892 for service in the Royal Navy. She was built and engineered by Messrs Napier of Glasgow. Of 7,700 loaded displacement, she was coal-fired with four double-ended cylindrical boilers driving two shafts. She could make 20 knots (37 km/h) with forced draught and 18 knots (33 km/h) with natural draught. She was a very good sea boat and an exceptional steamer.
HMS Gibraltar
HMS Gibraltar
Guns from HMS Gibraltar on the island of Vementry, Shetland
Guns from HMS Gibraltar on the island of Vementry, Shetland
One of Gibraltar's remaining guns with its breech mechanism removed
One of Gibraltar's remaining guns with its breech mechanism removed
Edgar-class cruiser
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The Edgar class were nine first-class protected cruisers built for the Royal Navy under the Naval Defence Act of 1889. The class gave long service and all of the ships participated in the First World War. One, HMS Hawke, was lost during the war, with the other eight being scrapped in the 1920s.
HMS Gibraltar
HMS Gibraltar
Right elevation, deck plan and hull section as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1897
Right elevation, deck plan and hull section as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1897
The bow of HMS Royal Arthur while drydocked in Sydney.
The bow of HMS Royal Arthur while drydocked in Sydney.
The stern of HMS Royal Arthur while drydocked in Sydney.
The stern of HMS Royal Arthur while drydocked in Sydney.