HMS Vindictive (1897)

51°14′22″N 2°55′32″E / 51.2393734°N 2.9256020°E / 51.2393734; 2.9256020

HMS Vindictive, 1900
HMS Vindictive in 1900
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Vindictive
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Launched9 December 1897[1]
Commissioned1899
Fate
  • Expended as blockship, 1918
  • Scrapped in 1920. Bow preserved as a memorial
General characteristics
Class and typeArrogant-class cruiser
Displacement5,750 tons
Length342 ft (104 m)
Beam57 ft 6 in (17.53 m)
PropulsionTriple-expansion engines, 2 screws, 10,000 hp (7,457 kW)
Speed19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement480
Armament
ArmourDeck : 3 in (76 mm)

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.

  1. ^ The Times (London), Friday, 10 December 1897, p.7
  2. ^ Roach 2018, pp. 35–36.