HMS Vindictive (1897)

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HMS Vindictive in 1900
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Vindictive
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Launched	9 December 1897[1]
Commissioned	1899
Fate	Expended as blockship, 1918 Scrapped in 1920. Bow preserved as a memorial
General characteristics
Class and type	Arrogant-class cruiser
Displacement	5,750 tons
Length	342 ft (104 m)
Beam	57 ft 6 in (17.53 m)
Propulsion	Triple-expansion engines, 2 screws, 10,000 hp (7,457 kW)
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement	480
Armament	4 × QF 6 inch /40 naval guns 6 × QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns All 6- and 4.7-inch guns later replaced by 10 × BL 6-inch Mk VII naval guns 8 × 12-pounder guns 3 × QF 3-pounder guns 5 × machine guns 3 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes Zeebrugge Raid configuration 4 × BL 6-inch Mk VII naval guns 1 x 11-inch howitzer 2 x 7.5-inch howitzers 2 x static flamethrowers 8 x 11/2-pounder 'pom poms' 16 x Lewis guns 16 x Stokes mortars[2]
Armour	Deck : 3 in (76 mm)

HMS Vindictive was a British Arrogant-class cruiser built at Chatham Dockyard. She was launched on 9 December 1897 and completed in 1899. The vessel participated in the Zeebrugge Raid.