Orlando-class cruiser
1887 class of British armored cruisers / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Orlando class was a seven ship class of Royal Navy armoured cruisers completed between 1888 and 1889.
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HMS Orlando | |
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Name | Orlando class |
Operators | Royal Navy |
Preceded by | Imperieuse class |
Succeeded by | Blake class |
Built | 1885–1889 |
In commission | 1887–1906 |
Completed | 7 |
Retired | 7 |
General characteristics | |
Type | First class armoured cruiser |
Displacement | 5,600 tonnes (5,500 long tons) |
Length | 300 ft (91 m) |
Beam | 56 ft (17 m) |
Draught | 22.5 ft (6.9 m) |
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Range | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Complement | 484 |
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