HMS Grafton (1892)

HMS Grafton
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Grafton
BuilderThames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company
Laid down1 January 1890
Launched30 January 1892
CommissionedPortsmouth 10 September 1895
FateSold for breaking up 1 July 1920
General characteristics
Class and typeEdgar-class cruiser
Displacement7,350 tons
Length387.5 ft (118.1 m)
Beam60 ft (18 m)
Armament

HMS Grafton was a first class cruiser of the Edgar class, launched in 1892. She served in colonial service and in the First World War. Grafton survived the war and was broken up in the 1920s.