HMS Mersey (1885)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Mersey
Builder
Laid down9 July 1883
Launched31 March 1885
CommissionedJune 1887
FateSold for scrapping on 4 April 1905
General characteristics
Class and typeMersey-class second-class cruiser
Displacement4,050 tons
Length
  • 315 ft (96 m) oa
  • 300 ft (91 m) pp
Beam46 ft (14 m)
Draught19 ft 6 in (6 m)
Propulsion
  • 2-cyl horizontal direct-acting compound expansion
  • 12 cylindrical boilers
  • Twin screws
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h) (4,500 ihp)
  • 18 knots (33 km/h) (6,000 ihp)
Range
  • 900 tons coal
  • 8,750 miles at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement325
Armament
Armour

HMS Mersey was a Mersey-class second class protected cruiser. They were relatively modern, in that they were the first cruisers that had discarded their sailing rigs in the design, that was synonymous with the old wooden warships, and were now solely steam powered warships. She was built at Chatham Dockyard and launched on 31 March 1885, but had a relatively mundane career and was sold for breaking in 1905.