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| | |25 March, 1895 | ||
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|Launched: | |Launched: | ||
| | |2 September, 1896 | ||
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|Commissioned: | |Commissioned: | ||
| | |13 January, 1898 | ||
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|Sold: | |Sold: | ||
| | |8 November, 1921 | ||
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|Fate: | |Fate: | ||
Revision as of 14:49, 20 January 2011
| H.M.S. Cæsar | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.10 (April, 1918) |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard |
| Ordered: | 1893 |
| Laid down: | 25 March, 1895 |
| Launched: | 2 September, 1896 |
| Commissioned: | 13 January, 1898 |
| Sold: | 8 November, 1921 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in Germany |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 14,560 - 14,890 tons (normal) 15,730 - 16,060 tons (fully loaded) |
| Length: | 390 feet |
| Beam: | 75 feet |
| Draught: | 26 feet 4 inches - 27 feet 6 inches |
| Propulsion: | 2 Shaft Triple Expansion, 4,000 shp. 4 Yarrow boilers |
| Top Speed: | 18.7 knots |
| Range: | 4,700 miles at 10 knots |
| Complement: | 673 |
| Armament: |
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By the First World War, Cæsar was allegedly capable of only nine knots maximum speed.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ Transcript of interview with Paymaster Rear-Admiral Keith Macleod Lawder in possession of the University of Leeds Library. p. 3.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.
