ARETHUSA.
AURORA.
GALATEA.
INCONSTANT.
PENELOPE.
PHAETON.
ROYALIST.
UNDAUNTED.
These are the light armoured cruisers which Mr. Churchill has described as “destroyers of destroyers.” They displace 3,600 tons, are 410 ft. long, and have turbines of 37,000 h.p., giving a speed of 30 knots. The armament consists of two 6-in., six 4-in., and four machine guns, with four torpedo tubes.
There is a belt of 3-in. armour amidships, with 31⁄2-in. plating above this. The boilers are fired entirely by oil fuel, of which about 750 tons are carried. The complement numbers about 270 officers and men. The cost of this class has not yet been made public.
PROTECTED CRUISERS
(With protective decks instead of armoured belts.)
EDGAR CLASS.
(Completed 1893-94.)
EDGAR.
HAWKE.
THESEUS.
ENDYMION.
GRAFTON.
GIBRALTAR.
These vessels are the oldest cruisers we possess, displacing 7,350 tons, and having a speed of 191⁄2 knots. They are armed with two 9·2-in., ten 6-in., and seventeen smaller guns, with two torpedo tubes. Coal capacity, 1,250 tons. Complement, 544 officers and men. Cost over £400,000.
ROYAL ARTHUR CLASS.
(Completed 1893-94.)
ROYAL ARTHUR.
CRESCENT.
This class displaces 7,700 tons, and has a speed of 191⁄2 knots. The armament is one 9·2-in., twelve 6-in., and seventeen smaller guns, with two torpedo tubes. There is a steel deck over engines and boilers. Coal capacity, 1,250 tons. Complement, 560 officers and men. Cost, about £400,000.