HMS Theseus (1892)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Theseus
Namesake	Theseus
Builder	Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company
Laid down	16 July 1890
Launched	8 September 1892
Commissioned	14 January 1896
Fate	Sold for breaking up 8 November 1921
General characteristics
Class and type	Edgar-class cruiser
Displacement	7,350 tons
Length	387.5 ft (118.1 m)
Beam	60 ft (18 m)
Draught	23 ft (7.0 m)
Propulsion	Four boilers, two cylinder vertical triple expansion engines, two shafts 12,000 horsepower (8,900 kW)
Speed	20 knots (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 (234 mm) guns 10 × QF 6-inch (152 mm) guns 12 × 6-pounder (57 mm) guns 5 × 3-pounder (47 mm) guns 4 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo submerged tubes

HMS Theseus was an Edgar-class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy. The Edgars were similar but smaller versions of the Blake class. Theseus was launched at Leamouth, London in 1892 and commissioned on 14 January 1896.