HMS Edgar (1890)

HMS Edgar
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Edgar
Builder	Devonport Dockyard
Laid down	3 June 1889
Launched	24 November 1890
Fate	Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921
General characteristics
Class and type	Edgar-class protected 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 Edgar was a first class cruiser of the Royal Navy, and lead ship of the Edgar class. She was built at Devonport and launched on 24 November 1890. She served on the China Station, and in the First World War in the Gallipoli Campaign, along with her sisters Endymion, Grafton and Theseus.