Apollo Class Cruiser
HMS Spartan (1891) |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators: | Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy |
| Succeeded by: | Astraea-class cruiser |
| Built: | 1889–1892 |
| In commission: | 1889–1931 |
| Completed: | 21 |
| Lost: | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,600 long tons (3,700 t) |
| Length: | 314 ft (96 m) |
| Beam: | 43 ft 6 in (13.26 m) |
| Draught: | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
| Speed: | 19.75 knots (22.73 mph; 36.58 km/h) |
| Complement: | 273 to 300 officers and men |
| Armament: |
• 2 × 6 in (150 mm) QF gun • 2 to 4 × 14 in (360 mm) torpedo tubes |
The Apollo class were a class of second-class protected cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the late 19th century that served during the Boer War and World War I.
Latona, Apollo, Intrepid, Iphigenia, Andromache, Naiad and Thetis were converted into minelaying cruisers around 1907.
Read more about Apollo Class Cruiser: Ships
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