HMS Bonaventure (1892)

HMS Bonaventure IWM Q 21029
HMS Bonaventure in the 1890s (IWM Q21029)
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Bonaventure
BuilderDevonport Dockyard
Laid downDecember 1890
Launched2 December 1892
Commissioned5 July 1894
FateSold on 12 April 1920
General characteristics
Class and typeAstraea-class cruiser
Displacement4,360 tons
Length320 ft (98 m) (p/p)
Beam49.5 ft (15.1 m)
Draught21 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)
RangeCarried 1000 tons coal (max)
Complement318
Armament
Armour
  • Conning tower: 3–6 in (76–152 mm)
  • Deck: 2 in (51 mm)
  • Engine hatch: 5 in (130 mm)

HMS Bonaventure was an Astraea-class second class cruiser of the Royal Navy, ordered as part of the eight-ship Astraea class under the Naval Defence Act of 1889. She was commissioned for service in 1895, and survived to serve in the First World War.