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The twenty one Second-Class Cruisers of the '''Apollo Class''' were quite old during World War I.
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The twenty one Second-Class Cruisers of the '''''Apollo'' Class''' were quite old during World War I.
  
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|-
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! width=20%; align= center | Name  
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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 21 vessels
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! width=20%; align= center | Builder  
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|-
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! width=15%; align= center | Laid Down  
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| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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! width=15%; align= center | Launched  
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|-
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! width=15%; align= center | Commissioned
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! align=center | Name  
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! width=15%; align= center | Fate
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! align=center | Builder  
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|- valign="top"
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! align=center | Laid Down  
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| [[H.M.S. Aeolus (1891)|''Aeolus'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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! align=center | Launched  
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|- valign="top"
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! align=center | Completed
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| [[H.M.S. Andromache (1890)|''Andromache'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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! align=center | Fate
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|- valign="top"
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|- align=left
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| [[H.M.S. Apollo (1891)|''Apollo'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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| {{Template:UK-Aeolus}}
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|- valign="top"
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|[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]
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| [[H.M.S. Brilliant (1891)|''Brilliant'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|1890
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|- valign="top"
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|13 Nov, 1891
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| [[H.M.S. Melpomene (1891)|''Indefatigable'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|6 Jan, 1894
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|- valign="top"
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| 1914
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| [[H.M.S. Intrepid (1891)|''Intrepid'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|- align=left
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|- valign="top"
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| {{Template:UK-Andromache}}
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| [[H.M.S. Iphigenia (1891)|''Iphigenia'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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|- valign="top"
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|Apr, 1889
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| [[H.M.S. Latona (1890)|''Latona'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|14 Aug, 1890
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|- valign="top"
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|1892
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| [[H.M.S. Melampus (1890)|''Melampus'']] || || ||  ||  ||  
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| 1920
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|- valign="top"
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|- align=left
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| [[H.M.S. Naiad (1890)|''Naiad'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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| {{Template:UK-Apollo}}
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|- valign="top"
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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| [[H.M.S. Pique (1890)|''Pique'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|Apr, 1889
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|- valign="top"
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|10 Feb, 1891
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| [[H.M.C.S. Rainbow (1891)|''Rainbow'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|1892
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|- valign="top"
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| 1920
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| [[H.M.S. Retribution (1891)|''Retribution'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|- align=left
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|- valign="top"
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| {{Template:UK-1Brilliant}}
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| [[H.M.S. Sappho (1891)|''Sappho'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]]
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|- valign="top"
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|1890
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| [[H.M.S. Scylla (1891)|''Scylla'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|24 Jun, 1891
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|- valign="top"
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|1893
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| [[H.M.S. Sirius (1890)|''Sirius'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|Blockship 23 Apr, 1918
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|- valign="top"
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|- align=left
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| [[H.M.S. Spartan (1891)|''Spartan'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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| {{Template:UK-1Indefatigable}}
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|- valign="top"
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|[[London & Glasgow]], Glasgow
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| [[H.M.S. Sybille (1890)|''Sybille'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|1890
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|- valign="top"
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|12 Mar, 1891
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| [[H.M.S. Terpsichore (1890)|''Terpsichore'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|1892
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|- valign="top"
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|Sold 1913
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| [[H.M.S. Thetis (1890)|''Thetis'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|- align=left
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|- valign="top"
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| {{Template:UK-1Intrepid}}
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| [[H.M.S. Tribune (1891)|''Tribune'']] || ||  ||  ||  ||  
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|[[London & Glasgow]], Glasgow
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|1890
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|20 Jun, 1891
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|1894
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|Blockship 23 Apr, 1918
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Iphigenia}}
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|[[London & Glasgow]], Glasgow
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|1890
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|19 Nov, 1891
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|1892
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|Blockship 23 Apr, 1918
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Latona}}
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|[[Vickers]]
 +
|1889
 +
|22 May, 1890
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|1893
 +
|Sold 22 Dec, 1920
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-1Melampus}}
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|[[Vickers]], Barrow
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|1889
 +
|2 Aug, 1890
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|
 +
|Sold 1910
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Naiad}}
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|[[Vickers]], Barrow
 +
|1889
 +
|29 Nov, 1890
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|1893
 +
|Sold 1922
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Pique}}
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|[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]], Jarrow
 +
|1889
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|13 Dec, 1890
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|
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|Sold 1911
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:CA-Rainbow}}
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|[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]], Jarrow
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|1890
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|25 Mar, 1891
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|1892
 +
|Sold 1920
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-Retribution}}
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|[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]], Jarrow
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|1890
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|6 Aug, 1891
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|
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|Sold 1911
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Sappho}}
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|[[Samuda Brothers]], Poplar
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|1890
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|9 May, 1891
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|1893
 +
|Sold 1921
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Scylla}}
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|[[Samuda Brothers]], Poplar
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|1890
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|17 Oct, 1891
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|1892
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|Sold 1914
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Sirius}}
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|[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company]], Elswick
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|Sep, 1889
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|27 Oct, 1890
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|1891
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|Blockship 23 Apr, 1918
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Spartan}}
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|[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company]], Elswick
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|Dec, 1889
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|25 Feb, 1891
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|1892
 +
|Sold 26 Jun, 1931
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-1Sybille}}
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|[[Robert Stephenson & Company]], Newcastle
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|1889
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|27 Dec, 1890
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|
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|Wrecked 16 Jan, 1901
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Terpsichore}}
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|[[J. & G. Thomson]], Glasgow
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|1889
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|30 Oct, 1890
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|
 +
|Sold 1914
 +
|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Thetis}}
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|[[J. & G. Thomson]], Glasgow
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|1889
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|13 Dec, 1890
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|1892
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|Blockship 23 Apr, 1918
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|- align=left
 +
| {{Template:UK-1Tribune}}
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|[[J. & G. Thomson]], Glasgow
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|1889
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|24 Feb, 1891
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|
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|Sold 1911
 
|}
 
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==Armament==
 
==Armament==
  
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===Secondary Battery===
 
===Secondary Battery===
  
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===Other Guns===
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===Other Weapons===
  
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===Torpedoes===
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Prior to [[Small Arms and Edged Weapons (Royal Navy)|reductions in such provisions enacted in mid-1903]], the ships had been allowed 84 cutlasses.{{PQDNO1904|pp. 249-253}}
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[[H.M.S. Æolus (1891)|''Æolus'']] in 1895 fired a Mark VIII R.L. torpedo from her stern A.W. torpedo tube while steaming 17.5 knots.  The torpedo was lost because the tube was submerged at time of firing and this was found to collapse the torpedoes' buoyancy chamber with some regularity.  ''Astrea'' had also lost a torpedo. It was found that these ships would generally have this issue at speeds above 12 knots.  ''Fox'', ''Iphigenia'' and ''Intrepid''.  It was considered that ships not yet complete should have their designs altered, but tests in ''Eclipse'' showed better firing from the tube while submerged.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1896'', pp. 36-7.</ref>
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===Torpedoes===
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{{UK-Aeolus}} in 1895 fired a Mark VIII R.L. torpedo from her stern A.W. torpedo tube while steaming 17.5 knots.  The torpedo was lost because the tube was submerged at time of firing and this was found to collapse the torpedoes' buoyancy chamber with some regularity.  {{UK-Astraea}} had also lost a torpedo.  It was found that these ships would generally have this issue at speeds above 12 knots.  {{UK-Fox}}, {{UK-Iphigenia}} and {{UK-1Intrepid}}.  It was considered that ships not yet complete should have their designs altered, but tests in {{UK-1Eclipse}} showed better firing from the tube while submerged.{{ARTS1896|pp. 36-7}}
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==Fire Control==
 
==Fire Control==
  
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==Torpedo Control==
 
==Torpedo Control==
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_class_cruiser Wikipedia]
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{{refbegin}}
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_class_cruiser}}
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{{refend}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
{{refbegin}}
 
{{refbegin}}
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*{{BibDittmarColledge}}
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*{{DittColl}}
 
{{refend}}
 
{{refend}}
  
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{{Apollo Class (1890)}}
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{{Footer Apollo Class Cruiser (1890)}}
  
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Apollo}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Apollo}}
  
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{{CatClassUKSecondClassProtectedCruiser}}
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{{CatClassSecondClassProtectedCruiser|UK}}
  
  
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cat=SecondClassProtectedCruiser
 
cat=SecondClassProtectedCruiser
 
type=second class protected cruiser
 
type=second class protected cruiser
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chain=Minor Cruisers
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Æolus
 
name=Æolus
 
pend=
 
pend=
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builder=
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builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
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order=
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laid=1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
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laid=
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launch=13 11 1891{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
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launch=1891
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comm=6 1 1894{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
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comm=
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fatedate=1914{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Andromache
 
name=Andromache
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pend=
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pend=N.22 (1914)<br>N.03 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 117}}
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builder=
+
builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
order=
+
laid=Apr 1889{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
laid=
+
launch=14 8 1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
launch=1890
+
comm=1892{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
comm=
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fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Apollo
 
name=Apollo
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pend=
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pend=N.36 (1914)<br>N.05 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 117}}
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builder=
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builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
+
laid=Apr 1889{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
launch=1891
+
launch=10 2 1891{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
comm=
+
comm=1892{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
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fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Brilliant
 
name=Brilliant
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pend=
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pend=N.16 (1914)<br>N.14 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 39}}
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builder=
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builder=[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
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laid=1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
launch=1891
+
launch=24 6 1891{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
comm=
+
comm=1893{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 +
fate=Blockship
 +
fate2=
 +
fatedate=23 4 18{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
−
name=Melpomene
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name=Indefatigable
 
pend=
 
pend=
−
builder=
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builder=[[London & Glasgow]], Glasgow{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
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laid=1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
launch=1891
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launch=12 3 1891{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
comm=
+
comm=1892{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
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fate=Sold
 +
fate2=
 +
fatedate=1913{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Intrepid
 
name=Intrepid
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pend=
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pend=N.30 (1914)<br>N.59 (Jan 1918)<br>N.21 (Apr 1918){{DittColl|p. 117}}
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builder=
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builder="
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
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laid=1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
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launch=1891
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launch=20 6 1891{{DittColl|p. 117}}
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comm=
+
comm=1894{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 +
fate=Blockship
 +
fate2=at Zeebrugge
 +
fatedate=23 4 18{{DittColl|p. 117}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Iphigenia
 
name=Iphigenia
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pend=
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pend=N.27 (1914)<br>N.60 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 117}}
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builder=
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builder="
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
+
laid=1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
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launch=1891
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launch=19 11 1891{{DittColl|p. 117}}
−
comm=
+
comm=1892{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
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fate="
 +
fate2="
 +
fatedate="
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Latona
 
name=Latona
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pend=
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pend=P.51 (1914)<br>N.49 (Sep 1915)<br>N.03 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 117}}
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builder=
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builder=[[Vickers]]{{DittColl|p. 117}}
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
+
laid=1889{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
launch=1890
+
launch=22 5 1890{{DittColl|p. 117}}
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comm=
+
comm=1893{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 +
fate=Sold
 +
fate2=at Malta{{DittColl|p. 117}}
 +
fatedate=22 12 20{{DittColl|p. 117}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Melampus
 
name=Melampus
 
pend=
 
pend=
−
builder=
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builder=[[Vickers]], Barrow{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
+
laid=1889{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
launch=1890
+
launch=2 8 1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
comm=
 
comm=
 +
fate=Sold
 +
fate2=
 +
fatedate=1910{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Naiad
 
name=Naiad
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pend=
+
pend=N.52 (1914)<br>N.71 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 117}}
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builder=
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builder="
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
+
laid=1889{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
launch=1890
+
launch=29 11 1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
comm=
+
comm=1893{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 +
fate=Sold
 +
fate2=
 +
fatedate=1922{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Pique
 
name=Pique
 
pend=
 
pend=
−
builder=
+
builder=[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]], Jarrow{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
+
laid=1889{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
launch=1890
+
launch=13 12 1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
comm=
 
comm=
 +
fate=Sold
 +
fate2=
 +
fatedate=1911{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Rainbow
 
name=Rainbow
 +
nat=CA
 +
prefix=H.M.C.S.
 
pend=
 
pend=
−
builder=
+
builder="
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
+
laid=1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
launch=1891
+
launch=25 3 1891{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
comm=
+
comm=1892{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 +
fate=Sold
 +
fate2=
 +
fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Retribution
 
name=Retribution
 
pend=
 
pend=
−
builder=
+
builder="
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
+
laid=1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
launch=1891
+
launch=6 8 1891{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
comm=
 
comm=
 +
fate=Sold
 +
fate2=
 +
fatedate=1911{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Sappho
 
name=Sappho
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pend=
+
pend=P.41 (1914)<br>P.A1 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 39}}
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builder=
+
builder=[[Samuda Brothers]], Poplar{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
+
laid=1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
launch=1891
+
launch=9 5 1891{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
comm=
+
comm=1893{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 +
fate=Sold
 +
fate2=
 +
fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Scylla
 
name=Scylla
 
pend=
 
pend=
−
builder=
+
builder="
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
+
laid=1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
launch=1891
+
launch=17 10 1891{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
comm=
+
comm=1892{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 +
fate=Sold
 +
fate2=
 +
fatedate=1914{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Sirius
 
name=Sirius
−
pend=
+
pend=N.20 (1914)<br>N.94 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 39}}
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builder=
+
builder=[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company]], Elswick{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
+
laid=Sep 1889{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
launch=1890
+
launch=27 10 1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
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comm=
+
comm=1891{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 +
fate=Blockship
 +
fate2=
 +
fatedate=23 4 18{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Spartan
 
name=Spartan
 
pend=
 
pend=
−
builder=
+
builder="
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
+
laid=Dec 89{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
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launch=1891
+
launch=25 2 1891{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
comm=
+
comm=1892{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 +
fate=Sold
 +
fate2=
 +
fatedate=26 6 31{{DittColl|p. 324}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Sybille
 
name=Sybille
 
pend=
 
pend=
−
builder=
+
builder=[[Robert Stephenson & Company]], Newcastle{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
+
laid=1889{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
−
launch=1890
+
launch=27 12 1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
comm=
 
comm=
 +
fate=Wrecked
 +
fate2=
 +
fatedate=16 1 01{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Terpsichore
 
name=Terpsichore
 
pend=
 
pend=
−
builder=
+
builder=[[J. & G. Thomson]], Glasgow{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
+
laid=1889{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
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launch=1890
+
launch=30 10 1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
comm=
 
comm=
 +
fate=Sold
 +
fate2=
 +
fatedate=1914{{Conways1860|p. 76}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Thetis
 
name=Thetis
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pend=
+
pend=P.85 (1914)<br>P.0C (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 117}}
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builder=
+
builder="
 
order=
 
order=
−
laid=
+
laid="
−
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[[Category:Featured Ship Classes]]

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The twenty one Second-Class Cruisers of the Apollo Class were quite old during World War I.

Armament

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

Other Weapons

Prior to reductions in such provisions enacted in mid-1903, the ships had been allowed 84 cutlasses.[1]

Torpedoes

Æolus in 1895 fired a Mark VIII R.L. torpedo from her stern A.W. torpedo tube while steaming 17.5 knots. The torpedo was lost because the tube was submerged at time of firing and this was found to collapse the torpedoes' buoyancy chamber with some regularity. Astræa had also lost a torpedo. It was found that these ships would generally have this issue at speeds above 12 knots. Fox, Iphigenia and Intrepid. It was considered that ships not yet complete should have their designs altered, but tests in Eclipse showed better firing from the tube while submerged.[2]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Principal Questions Dealt with by the Director of Naval Ordnance, 1904. pp. 249-253.
  2. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1896. pp. 36-7.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.


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