HMS Eclipse

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Eclipse, 1896
Type: Light Cruiser ; Armament 9 - 6 inch, 45 cal. M. VII, 4 - 12 pdr., 12 cwt., 1 - 3 pdr., 2 M.G. Torpedo tubes (18 inch) : 2 submerged, 1 above water (stern).
Launched : 1896 Circa ; Displacement: 5600 tons
Propulsion: 2 screws Complement: 393
Machinery notes: 2 sets inverted triple expansion. Boilers: 8 single-ended cylindrical. Designed H.P. natural 8000 = 18.5 kts. ; forced 9600 = 19 5 kts. Coal : normal, 550 tons ; maximum, 1065 tons. ; Speed ; 18.5 knots ;
Notes:
1914 Devonport
1914 Tender to Diana - Twelth Cruiser Squadron