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Revision as of 16:28, 1 October 2017

H.M.S. Marathon (1888)
Builder: Fairfield, Govan[1]
Laid down: 10 Aug, 1887[2]
Launched: 23 Aug, 1888[3]
Commissioned: 16 Sep, 1890[4]
Sold: 1905[5]

H.M.S. Marathon was one of five second class protected cruisers of the Medea class completed for the Royal Navy in 1889 and 1890.

Service

Commissioned at Portsmouth on 16 September, 1890.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 234.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 76.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 234.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 234.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 238a.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 278.

Bibliography


Medea Class Second Class Protected Cruiser
Marathon Magicienne Medea Medusa Melpomene
<– Archer Class Minor Cruisers (UK) Barracouta Class –>


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