Wikipedia: HMS Caesar

HMS Caesar
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HMS Caesar, a ship of the Royal Navy, is named after the Latin historian Caesar.

Laid down - 1895 Launched - 1896 Commissioned - 1897

Fate - Sold for scrapping:1920 Scrapped: 1921

Builders HM Dockyard, Portsmouth

        United Kingdom

Complement (Officers and Ratings) = 670 Dimensions:

Displacement - 14900 tons std 16000 tons max

Dimensions - 421' x 75' Draught - 27' 6"

Armament

        Main guns       - 4 x 12" (2 x 2) 
        Secondary guns  - 12 x 6" (12 x 1) 
        Torpedo tubes   - 5 x 18" 4 submerged, 1 above water 
        Other weapons   - 16 x 3" (16 x 1)
                          12 x 3pdr (12 x 1) 
        Countermeasures - None

Armour Belt: 9" Harvey

Deck: 2.5" - 3" Barbettes: 10" Turrets: 6"

Machinery:

Engines - Water tube boilers 2 x vertical triple expansion Power output - 12000ihp

Speed - 17.5kts Shafts 2

Fuel 2000 tons coal

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