HMS Iphigenia (1891)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Iphigenia.
HMS Iphigenia was an Apollo-class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy built on the River Clyde and launched in 1891. She was subsequently converted as a minelayer in the latter half of her career and ultimately sunk as a blockship during the Zeebrugge Raid on 23 April 1918.
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Name | HMS Iphigenia |
Builder | London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company |
Laid down | 17 March 1890 |
Launched | 19 November 1891 |
Commissioned | May 1893 |
Fate | Expended as a block ship, 1918 |
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Class and type | Apollo-class cruiser |
Displacement | 3,600 tons |
Length | 314 ft (95.7 m) |
Beam | 43.5 ft (13.3 m) |
Draught | 17.5 ft (5.3 m) |
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Speed | 19.75 knots (36.58 km/h) |
Complement | 273 to 300 (Officers and Men) |
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