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|[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] | |[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] | ||
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | |[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | ||
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|[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]] | |[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]] | ||
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|Blockship 23 Apr, 1918 | |Blockship 23 Apr, 1918 | ||
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|[[London & Glasgow]], Glasgow | |[[London & Glasgow]], Glasgow | ||
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|Sold 1913 | |Sold 1913 | ||
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|[[London & Glasgow]], Glasgow | |[[London & Glasgow]], Glasgow | ||
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|[[London & Glasgow]], Glasgow | |[[London & Glasgow]], Glasgow | ||
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|[[Vickers]] | |[[Vickers]] | ||
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|Sold 22 Dec, 1920 | |Sold 22 Dec, 1920 | ||
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|[[Vickers]], Barrow | |[[Vickers]], Barrow | ||
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|[[Vickers]], Barrow | |[[Vickers]], Barrow | ||
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|Sold 1922 | |Sold 1922 | ||
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| − | |[[Palmer]], Jarrow | + | |[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]], Jarrow |
|1889 | |1889 | ||
|13 Dec, 1890 | |13 Dec, 1890 | ||
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|Sold 1911 | |Sold 1911 | ||
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| − | | {{CA-Rainbow | + | | {{Template:CA-Rainbow}} |
| − | |[[Palmer]], Jarrow | + | |[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]], Jarrow |
|1890 | |1890 | ||
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| − | |[[Palmer]], Jarrow | + | |[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]], Jarrow |
|1890 | |1890 | ||
|6 Aug, 1891 | |6 Aug, 1891 | ||
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| − | | {{UK-Sappho | + | | {{Template:UK-Sappho}} |
| − | |[[ | + | |[[Samuda Brothers]], Poplar |
|1890 | |1890 | ||
|9 May, 1891 | |9 May, 1891 | ||
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| − | |[[ | + | |[[Samuda Brothers]], Poplar |
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|Sold 1914 | |Sold 1914 | ||
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| − | |[[Armstrong]], Elswick | + | |[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company]], Elswick |
|Sep, 1889 | |Sep, 1889 | ||
|27 Oct, 1890 | |27 Oct, 1890 | ||
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|Blockship 23 Apr, 1918 | |Blockship 23 Apr, 1918 | ||
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| − | |[[Armstrong]], Elswick | + | |[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company]], Elswick |
|Dec, 1889 | |Dec, 1889 | ||
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|Sold 26 Jun, 1931 | |Sold 26 Jun, 1931 | ||
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| − | |[[Stephenson]], Newcastle | + | |[[Robert Stephenson & Company]], Newcastle |
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| − | |[[ | + | |[[J. & G. Thomson]], Glasgow |
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===Secondary Battery=== | ===Secondary Battery=== | ||
| − | ===Other | + | ===Other Weapons=== |
| − | + | 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}} | |
| − | + | ||
| + | ===Torpedoes=== | ||
| + | {{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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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_class_cruiser}} | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_class_cruiser}} | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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laid=1889{{Conways1860|p. 76}} | laid=1889{{Conways1860|p. 76}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:33, 25 April 2018
The twenty one Second-Class Cruisers of the Apollo Class were quite old during World War I.
| Overview of 21 vessels | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Æolus | Devonport Royal Dockyard | 1890 | 13 Nov, 1891 | 6 Jan, 1894 | 1914 |
| Andromache | Chatham Royal Dockyard | Apr, 1889 | 14 Aug, 1890 | 1892 | 1920 |
| Apollo | Chatham Royal Dockyard | Apr, 1889 | 10 Feb, 1891 | 1892 | 1920 |
| Brilliant | Sheerness Royal Dockyard | 1890 | 24 Jun, 1891 | 1893 | Blockship 23 Apr, 1918 |
| Indefatigable | London & Glasgow, Glasgow | 1890 | 12 Mar, 1891 | 1892 | Sold 1913 |
| Intrepid | London & Glasgow, Glasgow | 1890 | 20 Jun, 1891 | 1894 | Blockship 23 Apr, 1918 |
| Iphigenia | London & Glasgow, Glasgow | 1890 | 19 Nov, 1891 | 1892 | Blockship 23 Apr, 1918 |
| Latona | Vickers | 1889 | 22 May, 1890 | 1893 | Sold 22 Dec, 1920 |
| Melampus | Vickers, Barrow | 1889 | 2 Aug, 1890 | Sold 1910 | |
| Naiad | Vickers, Barrow | 1889 | 29 Nov, 1890 | 1893 | Sold 1922 |
| Pique | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow | 1889 | 13 Dec, 1890 | Sold 1911 | |
| Rainbow | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow | 1890 | 25 Mar, 1891 | 1892 | Sold 1920 |
| Retribution | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow | 1890 | 6 Aug, 1891 | Sold 1911 | |
| Sappho | Samuda Brothers, Poplar | 1890 | 9 May, 1891 | 1893 | Sold 1921 |
| Scylla | Samuda Brothers, Poplar | 1890 | 17 Oct, 1891 | 1892 | Sold 1914 |
| Sirius | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company, Elswick | Sep, 1889 | 27 Oct, 1890 | 1891 | Blockship 23 Apr, 1918 |
| Spartan | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company, Elswick | Dec, 1889 | 25 Feb, 1891 | 1892 | Sold 26 Jun, 1931 |
| Sybille | Robert Stephenson & Company, Newcastle | 1889 | 27 Dec, 1890 | Wrecked 16 Jan, 1901 | |
| Terpsichore | J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow | 1889 | 30 Oct, 1890 | Sold 1914 | |
| Thetis | J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow | 1889 | 13 Dec, 1890 | 1892 | Blockship 23 Apr, 1918 |
| Tribune | J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow | 1889 | 24 Feb, 1891 | Sold 1911 | |
Contents
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
- ↑ Principal Questions Dealt with by the Director of Naval Ordnance, 1904. pp. 249-253.
- ↑ 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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| Pique | Rainbow | Retribution | Sappho | Scylla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Terpsichore | Thetis | Tribune | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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