HMS Bonaventure (1892)

HMS Bonaventure was an Astraea-class second class cruiser of the Royal Navy, ordered as part of the eight-ship Astraea class under the Naval Defence Act of 1889. She was commissioned for service in 1895, and survived to serve in the First World War.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Bonaventure.

HMS Bonaventure in the 1890s (IWM Q21029)
History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Bonaventure
Builder: Devonport Dockyard
Laid down: December 1890
Launched: 2 December 1892
Commissioned: 5 July 1894
Fate: Sold on 12 April 1920
General characteristics
Class and type: Astraea-class cruiser
Displacement: 4,360 tons
Length: 320 ft (98 m) (p/p)
Beam: 49.5 ft (15.1 m)
Draught: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Propulsion: Triple expansion engines
Two shafts
7,500 ihp
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (natural draught)
19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) (forced draught)
Range: Carried 1000 tons coal (max)
Complement: 318
Armament: 2 × QF 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns
8 × QF 4.7 in (120 mm) guns
1 × 76 mm (3.0 in) gun
2 × 6-pounder guns
1 × 3-pounder gun
4 × machine guns
3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour: Conning tower: 3–6 in (76–152 mm)
Deck: 2 in (51 mm)
Engine hatch: 5 in (130 mm)

History
Stern view of HMS Bonaventure anchored at Spithead, 1909 (National Maritime Museum)

Bonaventure served in the Pacific Squadron, including service in the 3rd China War, under command of Captain Robert Montgomerie RN.[1]

She returned in May 1906 to Devonport to be paid off. She then went to Haulbowline Dockyard, Cork, Ireland to be converted into a depot ship for submarines. This work was completed in April 1907 and she continued to serve during the First World War as a submarine depot ship.[2]

C31 alongside HMS Bonaventure

Scrapping

Bonaventure returned to the UK and was paid off on 17 October 1919. She was sold on 12 April 1920 to the Forth Ship Breaking Company, Bo'ness.

References
  1. Robert Archibald Montgomerie Service record, The National Archives, ADM 196/19
  2. "HMS Bonaventure". battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

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