HMS Grafton (1892)

HMS Grafton
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Grafton
Builder	Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company
Laid down	1 January 1890
Launched	30 January 1892
Commissioned	Portsmouth 10 September 1895
Fate	Sold for breaking up 1 July 1920
General characteristics
Class and type	Edgar-class cruiser
Displacement	7,350 tons
Length	387.5 ft (118.1 m)
Beam	60 ft (18 m)
Armament	2 × BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) Mk VI guns 10 × QF 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns 12 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Grafton was a first class cruiser of the Edgar class, launched in 1892. She served in colonial service and in the First World War. Grafton survived the war and was broken up in the 1920s.