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The ''Orlando'' class was a seven ship class of
On 2 December 1884, the Secretary to the Admiralty stated, "The present Board have been gradually developing, and, as I would venture to say, in an effective manner, our resources for the protection of commerce. The late Board of Admiralty laid down an admirable type for the purpose in the . We have followed in their footsteps by producing the type, and we now propose to go a step further in the same direction, by laying down vessels of the ''Mersey'' class, but protected by a belt in lieu of an armoured deck. The belt will, I think, be approved by my hon. Friend who sits behind me (Sir Edward J. Reed)." These belted cruisers were the ''Orlando'' class.
The following table gives the build details and purchase cost of the members of the ''Orlando'' class. Standard British practice at that time was for these costs to exclude armament and stores. In the table:
*''Machinery'' meant "propelling machinery".
*''Hull'' included "hydraulic machinery, gun mountings, etc." The Naval Annual 1895 , p192-200
File:HMS Aurora Symonds and Co Collection Q20982.jpg, HMS ''Aurora''
File:HMS Australia (1886) in the 1890s.jpg, HMS ''Australia''
File:HMSGalatea1897.jpg, HMS ''Galatea''
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
armoured cruisers
The armored cruiser was a type of warship of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was designed like other types of cruisers to operate as a long-range, independent warship, capable of defeating any ship apart from a battleship and fast eno ...
completed between 1888 and 1889.
Building Programme
On 2 December 1884, the Secretary to the Admiralty stated, "The present Board have been gradually developing, and, as I would venture to say, in an effective manner, our resources for the protection of commerce. The late Board of Admiralty laid down an admirable type for the purpose in the . We have followed in their footsteps by producing the type, and we now propose to go a step further in the same direction, by laying down vessels of the ''Mersey'' class, but protected by a belt in lieu of an armoured deck. The belt will, I think, be approved by my hon. Friend who sits behind me (Sir Edward J. Reed)." These belted cruisers were the ''Orlando'' class.
The following table gives the build details and purchase cost of the members of the ''Orlando'' class. Standard British practice at that time was for these costs to exclude armament and stores. In the table:
*''Machinery'' meant "propelling machinery".
*''Hull'' included "hydraulic machinery, gun mountings, etc." The Naval Annual 1895 , p192-200
See also
* Infanta Maria Teresa-class cruiser: a spanish class armored cruiser inspired design by Orlando classNotes
References
* Brassey, T.A. (ed) The Naval Annual 1895 * Brassey, T.A. (ed) The Naval Annual 1903 * * * *External links
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