HMS Forte (1893)

	HMS Forte leaving Simonstown, South Africa, c. 1900
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Forte
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Launched	9 December 1893
Commissioned	5 November 1895
Decommissioned	1913
Fate	Sold 2 April 1914 for breaking up
General characteristics
Class and type	Astraea-class cruiser
Displacement	4,360 tons loaded
Length	320 ft (97.5 m) (pp); 339 ft 6 in (103.48 m) (oa);
Beam	49 ft 6 in (15.09 m)
Draught	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion	2 shaft, 3 cycle TE, 8 cylinder boilers; 7,500 hp (5,600 kW) natural draught; 9,500 hp (7,100 kW) forced draught; Coal 1,000 tons maximum load;
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) natural draught; 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) forced draught;
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi)
Complement	44
Armament	2 × QF 6 in (150 mm) guns; 8 × QF 4.7 in (120 mm) guns; 1 × 3-pounder (47 mm) quick firing gun; 4 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Deck 2 in (51 mm); Conning tower 3 in (76 mm); Gunshields 4.5 in (110 mm); Engine hatch 5 in (130 mm);

HMS Forte was an Astraea-class cruiser of the Royal Navy launched on 9 December 1893.^[2] She was constructed under the Naval Defence Act of 1889 along with several other Astraea-class cruisers.^[3] Forte was eventually decommissioned in 1913.

^ The Navy List, (March 1896), p.224
^ Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
^ Historyofwar.org

[1] The Navy List, (March 1896), p.224

[2] Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.

[3] Historyofwar.org

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History
HMS Forte leaving Simonstown, South Africa, c. 1900
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Forte
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Launched	9 December 1893
Commissioned	5 November 1895^[1]
Decommissioned	1913
Fate	Sold 2 April 1914 for breaking up
General characteristics
Class and type	Astraea-class cruiser
Displacement	4,360 tons loaded
Length	320 ft (97.5 m) (pp) 339 ft 6 in (103.48 m) (oa)
Beam	49 ft 6 in (15.09 m)
Draught	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion	2 shaft, 3 cycle TE, 8 cylinder boilers 7,500 hp (5,600 kW) natural draught; 9,500 hp (7,100 kW) forced draught Coal 1,000 tons maximum load
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) natural draught 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) forced draught
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi)
Complement	44
Armament	2 × QF 6 in (150 mm) guns 8 × QF 4.7 in (120 mm) guns 1 × 3-pounder (47 mm) quick firing gun 4 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Deck 2 in (51 mm) Conning tower 3 in (76 mm) Gunshields 4.5 in (110 mm) Engine hatch 5 in (130 mm)