HMS Isis (1896)

Sister ship Venus at anchor during World War I
History
United Kingdom
NameIsis
NamesakeIsis
BuilderLondon & Glasgow Eng. & Iron Sbldg. Co., Govan
Laid down30 January 1895
Launched27 June 1896
Completed10 May 1898
FateSold for scrap, 26 February 1920
General characteristics
Class and typeEclipse-class protected cruiser
Displacement5,600 long tons (5,690 t)
Length350 ft (106.7 m)
Beam53 ft 6 in (16.3 m)
Draught20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)
Complement450
Armament
Armour

HMS Isis was an Eclipse-class protected cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1890s.