HMS Forte (1893)

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

HMS Forte leaving Simonstown, South Africa, c. 1900
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Forte
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Launched9 December 1893
Commissioned5 November 1895[1]
Decommissioned1913
FateSold 2 April 1914 for breaking up
General characteristics
Class and typeAstraea-class cruiser
Displacement4,360 tons loaded
Length
  • 320 ft (97.5 m) (pp)
  • 339 ft 6 in (103.48 m) (oa)
Beam49 ft 6 in (15.09 m)
Draught19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft, 3 cycle TE, 8 cylinder boilers
  • 7,500 hp (5,600 kW) natural draught; 9,500 hp (7,100 kW) forced draught
  • Coal 1,000 tons maximum load
Speed
  • 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) natural draught
  • 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) forced draught
Range7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi)
Complement44
Armament
Armour
  • Deck 2 in (51 mm)
  • Conning tower 3 in (76 mm)
  • Gunshields 4.5 in (110 mm)
  • Engine hatch 5 in (130 mm)

HMS Forte was an Astraea-class cruiser of the Royal Navy launched on 9 December 1893.[2] She was constructed under the Naval Defence Act of 1889 along with several other Astraea-class cruisers.[3] Forte was eventually decommissioned in 1913.

  1. ^ The Navy List, (March 1896), p.224
  2. ^ Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  3. ^ Historyofwar.org