Eclipse Class Cruiser (1894)

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The nine Second-Class Cruisers of the Eclipse Class were completed between 1896 and 1898 and were quite old during World War I.

Armament

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

Other Guns

Torpedoes

In Talbot's trials, she was able to fire from submerged tubes with no deflection while running full speed. Her stern tube appears to have been above-water by design but was firing reliably even when full of water at speed, unlike the Apollo class which found this problematic the same year.[1]

Fire Control

Rangefinders

Transmitting Stations

Fire Control Instruments

Torpedo Control

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1896. pp. 36, 37, 41.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.


Eclipse Class Second Class Protected Cruiser
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