HMS Edgar (1890)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Edgar.

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Career
Name:	HMS Edgar
Builder:	Devonport Dockyard
Laid down:	3 June 1889
Launched:	24 November 1890
Fate:	Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921
General characteristics
Displacement:	7,350 tons
Length:	387.5 ft (118.1 m)
Beam:	60 ft (18 m)
Armament:	2 x BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) Mk VI guns 10 x QF 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns 12 x 6pdr guns

HMS Edgar was a first class cruiser, and lead ship of the Edgar class. She was built at Devonport and launched on 24 November 1890. She served in the First World War in the Gallipoli Campaign, along with her sisters Endymion, Grafton and Theseus.

Edgar was damaged in an attack by the Austro-Hungarian submarine SM U-29 on 4 April 1918 near position 35°06′N 14°24′E. Edgar was sold on 9 May 1921. She arrived at Morecambe on 24 April 1923 for breaking up.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.