HMS ''Edgar'' was a first class cruiser of the

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, and lead ship of the . She was built at Devonport and launched on 24 November 1890. She served on the

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, and in the

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in the Gallipoli Campaign, along with her

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, and .

Service history

''Edgar'' served with the

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, until moved to the

. On 13 November 1895 the ship's pinnace capsized in a storm off the coast of

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, Korea. Forty eight men were lost, with a further 23 rescued. She was recommissioned at Devonport on 20 February 1900, to take relief crews for the sloops and and the survey vessel , which were recommissioned at

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for the China Station. A crew for the river service steamer HMS ''Robin'', built at Hong Kong, was also included. She left Devonport on 3 March, and called at

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and

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, before she arrived at the station headquarters at Hong Kong later that spring. In April 1902 her boilers were re-tubed due to defects, and after taking part in the Coronation review in August 1902, she was commissioned to relieve ''Endymion'' serving on the China Station. She was damaged in an attack by the

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submarine on 4 April 1918 in the Mediterranean, near position . ''Edgar'' was sold on 9 May 1921. She arrived at

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on 24 April 1923 for breaking up.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edgar (1890) Edgar-class cruisers Ships built in Plymouth, Devon Victorian-era cruisers of the United Kingdom World War I cruisers of the United Kingdom 1890 ships