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'''H.M.S. ''Shannon''''' was completed in 1877 as the [[Royal Navy]]'s first armoured cruiser.
'''H.M.S. ''Shannon''''' was completed in 1877 as the [[Royal Navy]]'s first armoured cruiser.


Revision as of 20:47, 15 April 2016

H.M.S. Shannon (1875)
Builder: Pembroke Royal Dockyard[1]
Laid down: 29 Aug, 1873[2]
Launched: 11 Nov, 1875[3]
Commissioned: 17 Sep, 1877[4]
Sold: Dec, 1899[5]

H.M.S. Shannon was completed in 1877 as the Royal Navy's first armoured cruiser.

Design & Construction

Armament

Service

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 63.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 63.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 63.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 63.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 63.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 249.



Armoured Cruiser H.M.S. Shannon
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