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The four [[Third Class Cruiser|third class cruisers]] of the '''''Barracouta'' Class''', the first of the type built for the [[Royal Navy]], were completed in 1890.

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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 4 vessels
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| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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! align=center | Name 
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! align=center | Laid Down 
! align=center | Launched 
! align=center | Completed 
! align=center | Fate
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| {{UK-Barracouta}}
|[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]]
|1888
|16 May, 1889
|1890
|Sold 1905
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| {{UK-Barossa}}
|[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]
|May, 1888
|16 Apr, 1889
|1890
|Sold 1905
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| {{UK-2Blanche}}
|[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]
|May, 1888
|6 Sep, 1889
|1890
|Sold 1905
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| {{UK-1Blonde}}
|[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]
|May, 1888
|22 Oct, 1889
|1890
|Sold 1905
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===Dreyer Table===
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==See Also==
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barracouta_class_cruiser}}
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