Nelson-class cruiser
HMS Nelson anchored in Hobart, 1884 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nelson |
| Operators | Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | HMS Shannon |
| Succeeded by | Imperieuse class |
| Built | 1874–1881 |
| In service | 1878–1910 |
| In commission | 1878–1904 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Scrapped | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Armoured cruiser |
| Displacement | 7,473–7,630 long tons (7,593–7,752 t) |
| Length | 280 ft (85 m) (p/p) |
| Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Draught | 25 ft 9 in (7.8 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 compound-expansion steam engines |
| Sail plan | Barque-rigged |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 560 |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Belt: 6–9 in (152–229 mm) |
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The Nelson-class cruisers were a pair of armoured cruisers built in the 1870s for the Royal Navy.