HMS Vindictive
Scuttled
| Type | Protected cruiser |
|---|---|
| War | First World War |
| Main guns | 4 × QF 6 inch /40 naval guns |
Old cruiser fitted with ramps and gangways to land storming parties on the Zeebrugge mole. Sunk as a blockship at Ostend on 9 May 1918.
Armament and specifications
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
Armour
- Deck : 3 in (76 mm)
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
|---|---|
| Launched | 9 December 1897 |
| Commissioned | 1899 |
| Displacement | 5,750 tons |
| Length | 342 ft (104 m) |
| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Complement | 480 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
9 December 1897
Zeebrugge Raid
Damaged
23 April 1918
Landed the storming parties
Fate
Scuttled
Expended as blockship, 10 May 1918
Scrapped in 1920. Bow preserved as a memorial