HMS Gibraltar (1892)

HMS Gibraltar
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Gibraltar
Builder	Napier, Glasgow
Laid down	2 December 1889
Launched	27 April 1892
Reclassified	Depot ship 1914
Fate	Sold for breaking up September 1923
General characteristics
Class and type	Edgar-class cruiser
Displacement	7,770 tons
Length	387.5 ft (118.1 m)
Beam	60 ft (18 m)
Draught	24 ft (7.3 m)
Propulsion	2 shafts, 12,000hp
Speed	20 kn (37 km/h)
Range	10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement	544
Armament	2 × BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) Mk VI guns 10 × QF 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns 12 × 6-pounder guns 4 × 14 in (360 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Steel: 3–5 inches (76–127 mm) decks 6 inches (150 mm) casemates 3 inches (76 mm) on 9.2-inch gun shields 2–7 inches (51–178 mm) ammunition hoists 12 inches (300 mm) conning tower

HMS Gibraltar, was an Edgar-class cruiser launched in 1892 for service in the Royal Navy. She was built and engineered by Messrs Napier of Glasgow. Of 7,700 loaded displacement, she was coal-fired with four double-ended cylindrical boilers driving two shafts. She could make 20 knots (37 km/h) with forced draught and 18 knots (33 km/h) with natural draught. She was a very good sea boat and an exceptional steamer.