Adventure-class cruiser
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HMS Adventure in dazzle camouflage during the First World War
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Adventure class |
| Builders: | Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick |
| Operators: |
 Royal Navy
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| Preceded by: | None |
| Succeeded by: | Forward class |
| Built: | 1904–05 |
| In commission: | 1905–19 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Scrapped: | 2 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type: | Scout cruiser |
| Displacement: | 2,670 long tons (2,713 t) |
| Length: | 374 ft (114.0 m) (p/p) |
| Beam: | 38 ft 3 in (11.7 m) |
| Draught: | 12 ft 5 in (3.8 m) |
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| Propulsion: | 2 Shafts, 2 triple-expansion steam engines |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Complement: | 289 |
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The Adventure-class cruiser was a pair of scout cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. They served in the First World War and consisted of the ships HMS Adventure and HMS Attentive.
In 1901–02, the Admiralty developed scout cruisers to work with destroyer flotillas, leading their torpedo attacks and backing them up when attacked by other destroyers. In May 1902, it requested tenders for a design that was capable of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph), a protective deck, a range of 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) and an armament of six quick-firing (QF) 12-pounder 18 cwt guns, eight QF 3-pounder (47 mm) guns and two 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes. It accepted four of the submissions and ordered one ship from each builder in the 1902–03 Naval Programme and a repeat in the following year's programme.
The two ships from Armstrong Whitworth became the Adventure class; the name for the lead ship was originally intended to be named Eddystone, but the name was altered prior to construction. Four more 12-pounders were added to the specification in August. The ships had a length between perpendiculars of 374 feet (114.0 m), a beam of 38 feet 3 inches (11.7 m) and a draught of 12 feet 5 inches (3.8 m). They displaced 2,670 long tons (2,713 t) at normal load and 2,893 long tons (2,939 t) at deep load. Their crew consisted of 289 officers and other ranks.
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