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Revision as of 19:32, 6 April 2018
The five Second-Class Cruisers of the Medea Class were completed in 1889 and 1890 and so were quite old during World War I. They were sometimes referred to as the Marathon class.
| Overview of 5 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Marathon | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan | 10 Aug, 1887 | 23 Aug, 1888 | 1889 | Sold 1905 |
| Magicienne | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan | 10 Aug, 1887 | 12 May, 1888 | 1889 | Sold 1905 |
| Medea | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 25 Apr, 1887 | 9 Jun, 1888 | 1889 | Sold 1914 |
| Medusa | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 25 Aug, 1887 | 11 Aug, 1888 | 1889 | Sold 1920 |
| Melpomene | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard | 10 Oct, 1887 | 20 Sep, 1888 | 1890 | Sold 1905 |
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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