HMS Andromache (1890)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Andromache.
HMS Andromache was an Apollo-class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy. William Henry White designed her, and she was built at Chatham Dockyard and launched on 14 August 1890. The total cost of construction was £186,234.[4]
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Andromache |
Namesake | Andromache |
Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
Laid down | May 1889 [1] |
Launched | 14 August 1890 [1] |
Commissioned | 1892 |
Nickname(s) | "Andy Mac" |
Fate | Broken up 1920 |
General characteristics | |
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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Andromache was initially allocated to A Division of the Fleet Reserve.[2]