HMS Bedford (1901)
Bedford at anchor
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| Name: | HMS Bedford |
| Namesake: | Bedfordshire |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering, Govan |
| Laid down: | 19 February 1900 |
| Launched: | 31 August 1901 |
| Christened: | Hon. Mrs. James C. Burns |
| Completed: | 11 November 1903 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 21 August 1910 |
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| Class and type: | Monmouth-class armoured cruiser |
| Displacement: | 9,800 long tons (10,000 t) (normal) |
| Length: | 463 ft 6 in (141.3 m) (o/a) |
| Beam: | 66 ft (20.1 m) |
| Draught: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
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| Speed: | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
| Complement: | 678 |
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HMS Bedford was one of 10 Monmouth-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She was assigned to the 1st Cruiser Squadron of the Channel Fleet upon completion in 1903 before she was briefly reduced to reserve in 1906. Bedford was recommissioned the following year for service with China Station and ran aground in 1910. Her wreck was sold for scrap later that year.
Bedford was designed to displace 9,800 long tons (9,960 t). The ship had an overall length of 463 feet 6 inches (141.3 m), a beam of 66 feet (20.1 m) and a deep draught of 25 feet (7.6 m). She was powered by two 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, which produced a total of 22,000 indicated horsepower (16,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph). The engines were powered by 31 Belleville boilers.Bedford was fitted for partial oil burning as an experiment. She carried a maximum of 1,600 long tons (1,626 t) of coal and her complement consisted of 678 officers and enlisted men.
Her main armament consisted of fourteen breech-loading (BL) 6-inch Mk VII guns. Four of these guns were mounted in two twin-gun turrets, one each fore and aft of the superstructure and the others positioned in casemates amidships. Six of these were mounted on the main deck and were only usable in calm weather. They had a maximum range of approximately 12,200 yards (11,200 m) with their 100-pound (45 kg) shells. Ten quick-firing (QF) 12-pounder 12 cwt guns were fitted for defence against torpedo boats.Bedford also carried three 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns and two submerged 18-inch torpedo tubes.
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