HMS
Minerva
HMS Minerva Royal Navy cruiser of the Eclipse class part of the
Spencer Naval programme of 1893 / 1894. HMS Minerva was built at Chatham
Dockyard and laid down on the 4th December 1893 and launched 23rd
September 1895 and completed 4th February 1897.
Displacement: 5600 tons.
I.H.P: c.8,000 Length: 350 feet. Beam:
53 ft 6 ins. Depth: 20 ft 6 ins. Speed:
c.18.5 knots.
Complement: 450.