Sister ship Venus at anchor during World War I
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History | |
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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) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 triple-expansion steam engines |
Speed | 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph) |
Complement | 450 |
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HMS Isis was an Eclipse-class protected cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1890s.