HMS Apollo (1891)
HMS Apollo, the sixth ship of the Royal Navy to be named for the Greek god Apollo, was a second-class Apollo-class protected cruiser launched in 1891 and converted to a minelayer in 1909 along with six of her sisters. They formed a minelaying squadron in 1914—15 during World War I, although Apollo was disarmed in 1915 and served in secondary roles until broken up in 1920.
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