Imperieuse-class cruiser

	HMS Warspite
Class overview
Name	Imperieuse class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Nelson class
Succeeded by	Orlando class
Built	1881–1886
In commission	1886–1905
Completed	2
Scrapped	2
General characteristics
Type	Armoured cruiser
Displacement	8,400 tons
Length	315 ft (96 m)
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draught	26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Installed power	8,000 indicated horsepower (6,000 kW)
Propulsion	Coal-fired steam, twelve boilers.; Two shafts with three-cylinder inverted compound reciprocating engines.;
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Range	6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement	555
Armament	4 × BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) Mk III guns; 6 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns; 6 × 18-inch (450mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Compound armour; Waterline belt: 10 in (250 mm); Bulkheads: 9 in (230 mm); Barbettes: 8 in (200 mm); Decks: 2–4 in (51–102 mm); Gun shields: 2 in (51 mm); Conning tower: 9 in (230 mm);

The Imperieuse-class cruiser was a class of two armoured cruisers launched between 1883 and 1884 for the Royal Navy.

Class overview
HMS Warspite
Name	Imperieuse class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Nelson class
Succeeded by	Orlando class
Built	1881–1886
In commission	1886–1905
Completed	2
Scrapped	2
General characteristics
Type	Armoured cruiser
Displacement	8,400 tons
Length	315 ft (96 m)
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draught	26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Installed power	8,000 indicated horsepower (6,000 kW)
Propulsion	Coal-fired steam, twelve boilers. Two shafts with three-cylinder inverted compound reciprocating engines.
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Range	6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement	555
Armament	4 × BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) Mk III guns 6 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns 6 × 18-inch (450mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Compound armour Waterline belt: 10 in (250 mm) Bulkheads: 9 in (230 mm) Barbettes: 8 in (200 mm) Decks: 2–4 in (51–102 mm) Gun shields: 2 in (51 mm) Conning tower: 9 in (230 mm)