Leander-class cruiser (1882)

For other uses, see Leander class.

HMS Leander in 1897
Class overview
NameLeander class
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byIris class
Succeeded byMersey class
Built1880 - 1887
In commission1885 - 1919 (as seagoing warship)
Planned4
Completed4
Scrapped4
General characteristics (HMS Leander)
Class and typeLeander-class second-class partially protected cruiser
Displacement4,300 tons (4,400 tonnes) load.[1][4]
Tons burthen3,750 tons (B.O.M.).[5]
Length
  • 300 ft (91.4 m) between perpendiculars.[1]
  • 315 ft (96.0 m) overall.[1][4]
Beam46 ft (14 m).[1][4]
Draught
  • 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m) aft, 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) forward
  • with 950 tons (970 tonnes) of coal and complete with stores and provisions.[3]
PropulsionSails and screw, two shafts, two-cylinder horizontal direct-acting compound engines, 12 cylindrical boilers, 5,500 IHP[1][4]
Speed
  • 16.5 kn (30.6 km/h) designed[1]
  • 17–18 kn (31–33 km/h) after funnels raised[1]
Range
  • 11,000 nmi (20,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h).[1]
  • 725 tons coal normal, 1000 tons maximum = c. 6,000 nmi at economical speed.[2]
Complement(1885): 275[3][6]
Armament
Armour
  • 1.5 in (38 mm) steel armoured deck (with sloped sides) over 165 ft (50 m).[1][2]
  • 1.5 in (40mm) gun shields.[1][2]
Notes
  • Carried 2 second class torpedo boats.[3]
  • Carried 7-pdr and 9-pdr boat guns and field guns.[3]

The Leander class was a four-ship cruiser programme ordered by the Admiralty in 1880. The class comprised HMS Leander, HMS Phaeton, HMS Amphion, and HMS Arethusa.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cite error: The named reference Conways75 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Jane, All the World's Fighting Ships, 1900, page 102.
  3. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Log1885 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c d www.worldnavalships.com Leander class
  5. ^ Navy List, December 1884, page 230.
  6. ^ Conway's lists her complement as 278, which appears to be an error. See Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905, page 75.