HMS Astraea (1893)

HMS Astraea
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Astraea
Builder	Devonport Dockyard
Laid down	August 1890
Launched	17 March 1893
Commissioned	November 1895
Fate	Sold on 1 July 1920
General characteristics
Class and type	Astraea-class cruiser
Displacement	4,360 tons
Length	320 ft (98 m) (p/p)
Beam	49.5 ft (15.1 m)
Draught	21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Propulsion	Triple expansion engines Two shafts 7,500 ihp
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (natural draught) 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) (forced draught)
Range	Carried 1000 tons coal (max)
Complement	318
Armament	2 × QF 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns 8 × QF 4.7 in (120 mm) guns 1 × 76 mm (3.0 in) gun 2 × 6-pounder guns 1 × 3-pounder gun 4 × machine guns 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Conning tower: 3–6 in (76–152 mm) Deck: 2 in (51 mm) Engine hatch: 5 in (130 mm)

HMS Astraea was an Astraea-class second class cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built towards the end of the nineteenth century, and survived to serve in the First World War.