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| − | The eleven [[Third Class Cruiser|third class cruisers]] of the '''Pelorus Class''' were completed between 1897 and 1901. | + | The eleven [[Third Class Cruiser|third class cruisers]] of the '''''Pelorus'' Class''' were completed between 1897 and 1901. |
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| + | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 11 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 | ||
| + | ! align=center | Builder | ||
| + | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
| + | ! align=center | Launched | ||
| + | ! align=center | Completed | ||
| + | ! align=center | Fate | ||
| + | |- align=left | ||
| + | | {{Template:UK-1Pandora}} | ||
| + | |[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]] | ||
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| + | |17 Jan, 1900 | ||
| + | |1901 | ||
| + | |Sold 1913 | ||
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| + | | {{Template:UK-Pelorus}} | ||
| + | |[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]] | ||
| + | |May, 1895 | ||
| + | |15 Dec, 1896 | ||
| + | |30 Mar, 1897 | ||
| + | |Sold 6 May, 1920 | ||
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| + | | {{Template:UK-1Pegasus}} | ||
| + | |[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]], Jarrow | ||
| + | |May, 1896 | ||
| + | |4 Mar, 1897 | ||
| + | |17 Jan, 1899 | ||
| + | |Sunk 20 Sep, 1914 | ||
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| + | | {{Template:UK-1Perseus}} | ||
| + | |[[Earle's Shipbuilding]], Hull | ||
| + | |May, 1896 | ||
| + | |15 Jul, 1897 | ||
| + | |1901 | ||
| + | |Sold 1914 | ||
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| + | | {{Template:UK-Pactolus}} | ||
| + | |[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company]], Elswick | ||
| + | |May, 1896 | ||
| + | |21 Dec, 1896 | ||
| + | |Sep, 1898 | ||
| + | |Sold 1921 | ||
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| + | | {{Template:UK-Pioneer}} | ||
| + | |[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | ||
| + | |Dec, 1897 | ||
| + | |28 Jun, 1899 | ||
| + | |1900 | ||
| + | |Sold 1924 | ||
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| + | | {{Template:UK-Pomone}} | ||
| + | |[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]] | ||
| + | |21 Dec, 1896 | ||
| + | |25 Nov, 1897 | ||
| + | |May, 1899 | ||
| + | |Sold 25 Oct, 1922 | ||
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| + | | {{Template:UK-Prometheus}} | ||
| + | |[[Earle's Shipbuilding]], Hull | ||
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| + | |20 Oct, 1898 | ||
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| + | |Sold 1914 | ||
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| + | | {{Template:UK-Proserpine}} | ||
| + | |[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]] | ||
| + | |Mar, 1896 | ||
| + | |5 Dec, 1896 | ||
| + | |1899 | ||
| + | |Sold 30 Nov, 1919 | ||
| + | |- align=left | ||
| + | | {{Template:UK-Psyche}} | ||
| + | |[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] | ||
| + | |Nov, 1897 | ||
| + | |19 Jul, 1898 | ||
| + | |1900 | ||
| + | |Sold Jun, 1922 | ||
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| + | | {{Template:UK-Pyramus}} | ||
| + | |[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]], Jarrow | ||
| + | |May, 1896 | ||
| + | |15 May, 1897 | ||
| + | |1900 | ||
| + | |Sold 21 Apr, 1920 | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| − | == | + | ==Armament== |
| − | === | + | ===Guns=== |
| + | * eight Q.F. 4-inch guns | ||
| + | * eight Q.F. 3-pdr guns | ||
| − | === | + | ===Torpedoes=== |
| + | * two 18-in torpedo tubes | ||
| − | === | + | ===Other Weapons=== |
| + | Prior to [[Small Arms and Edged Weapons (Royal Navy)|reductions in such provisions enacted in mid-1903]], the ships had been allowed 66 cutlasses.{{PQDNO1904|pp. 249-253}} | ||
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===Dreyer Table=== | ===Dreyer Table=== | ||
These ships had no fire control tables.{{DreyerH|p. 3}} | These ships had no fire control tables.{{DreyerH|p. 3}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelorus_class_cruiser}} | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelorus_class_cruiser}} | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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laid=May, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 83}} | laid=May, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 83}} | ||
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laid=May 96{{Conways1860|p. 83}} | laid=May 96{{Conways1860|p. 83}} | ||
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name=Pactolus | name=Pactolus | ||
pend=D.08 (1914)<br>N.08 (Sep 1915)<br>N.77 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|pp. 41, 294}} | pend=D.08 (1914)<br>N.08 (Sep 1915)<br>N.77 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|pp. 41, 294}} | ||
| − | builder=[[Armstrong]], Elswick{{Conways1860|p. 83}} | + | builder=[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company]], Elswick{{Conways1860|p. 83}} |
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laid=May 96{{Conways1860|p. 83}} | laid=May 96{{Conways1860|p. 83}} | ||
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name=Prometheus | name=Prometheus | ||
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name=Pyramus | name=Pyramus | ||
pend=''N/A''{{DittColl|p. 41}} | pend=''N/A''{{DittColl|p. 41}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:28, 6 April 2018
The eleven third class cruisers of the Pelorus Class were completed between 1897 and 1901.
| Overview of 11 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Pandora | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard | 17 Jan, 1900 | 1901 | Sold 1913 | |
| Pelorus | Sheerness Royal Dockyard | May, 1895 | 15 Dec, 1896 | 30 Mar, 1897 | Sold 6 May, 1920 |
| Pegasus | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow | May, 1896 | 4 Mar, 1897 | 17 Jan, 1899 | Sunk 20 Sep, 1914 |
| Perseus | Earle's Shipbuilding, Hull | May, 1896 | 15 Jul, 1897 | 1901 | Sold 1914 |
| Pactolus | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company, Elswick | May, 1896 | 21 Dec, 1896 | Sep, 1898 | Sold 1921 |
| Pioneer | Chatham Royal Dockyard | Dec, 1897 | 28 Jun, 1899 | 1900 | Sold 1924 |
| Pomone | Sheerness Royal Dockyard | 21 Dec, 1896 | 25 Nov, 1897 | May, 1899 | Sold 25 Oct, 1922 |
| Prometheus | Earle's Shipbuilding, Hull | 20 Oct, 1898 | Sold 1914 | ||
| Proserpine | Sheerness Royal Dockyard | Mar, 1896 | 5 Dec, 1896 | 1899 | Sold 30 Nov, 1919 |
| Psyche | Devonport Royal Dockyard | Nov, 1897 | 19 Jul, 1898 | 1900 | Sold Jun, 1922 |
| Pyramus | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow | May, 1896 | 15 May, 1897 | 1900 | Sold 21 Apr, 1920 |
Contents
Armament
Guns
- eight Q.F. 4-inch guns
- eight Q.F. 3-pdr guns
Torpedoes
- two 18-in torpedo tubes
Other Weapons
Prior to reductions in such provisions enacted in mid-1903, the ships had been allowed 66 cutlasses.[1]
Dreyer Table
These ships had no fire control tables.[2]
Fire Control Instruments
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Principal Questions Dealt with by the Director of Naval Ordnance, 1904. pp. 249-253.
- ↑ Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. p. 3.
Bibliography
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