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− | The five Second-Class Cruisers of the '''Medea Class''' were quite old during World War I. They were sometimes referred to as the ''Marathon'' class. | + | 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'''. |
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− | ! | + | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 5 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 |
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− | | [[ | + | | {{Template:UK-Marathon}} |
− | |- | + | |[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]], Govan |
− | | [[ | + | |10 Aug, 1887 |
− | |- | + | |23 Aug, 1888 |
− | | [[ | + | |1889 |
+ | |Sold 1905 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-Magicienne}} | ||
+ | |[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]], Govan | ||
+ | |10 Aug, 1887 | ||
+ | |12 May, 1888 | ||
+ | |1889 | ||
+ | |Sold 1905 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-1Medea}} | ||
+ | |[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | ||
+ | |25 Apr, 1887 | ||
+ | |9 Jun, 1888 | ||
+ | |1889 | ||
+ | |Sold 1914 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-1Medusa}} | ||
+ | |[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | ||
+ | |25 Aug, 1887 | ||
+ | |11 Aug, 1888 | ||
+ | |1889 | ||
+ | |Sold 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{Template:UK-1Melpomene}} | ||
+ | |[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]] | ||
+ | |10 Oct, 1887 | ||
+ | |20 Sep, 1888 | ||
+ | |1890 | ||
+ | |Sold 1905 | ||
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==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
− | === | + | ===Guns=== |
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− | + | * six 6-in guns | |
− | + | * nine 6-pdr quick firing guns | |
− | + | * one 3-pdr guns | |
+ | * three machine guns | ||
===Torpedoes=== | ===Torpedoes=== | ||
− | + | * two torpedo tubes | |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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+ | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_class_cruiser}} | ||
+ | {{refend}} | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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name=Marathon | name=Marathon | ||
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− | builder= | + | builder=[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]], Govan{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=10 8 87{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
− | launch=1888 | + | launch=23 8 1888{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=1889{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
− | fate= | + | fate=Sold |
fate2= | fate2= | ||
− | fatedate= | + | fatedate=1905{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
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name=Magicienne | name=Magicienne | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
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order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=" |
− | launch=1888 | + | launch=12 5 1888{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=" |
− | fate= | + | fate=Sold |
fate2= | fate2= | ||
− | fatedate= | + | fatedate=1905{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
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name=Medea | name=Medea | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
− | builder= | + | builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=25 4 87{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
− | launch=1888 | + | launch=9 6 1888{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=" |
− | fate= | + | fate=Sold |
fate2= | fate2= | ||
− | fatedate= | + | fatedate=1914{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
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name=Medusa | name=Medusa | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
− | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=25 8 87{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
− | launch=1888 | + | launch=11 8 1888{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=" |
− | fate= | + | fate=Sold |
fate2= | fate2= | ||
− | fatedate= | + | fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
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name=Melpomene | name=Melpomene | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
− | builder= | + | builder=[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
order= | order= | ||
− | laid= | + | laid=10 10 87{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
− | launch=1888 | + | launch=20 9 1888{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
− | comm= | + | comm=1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
− | fate= | + | fate=Sold |
fate2= | fate2= | ||
− | fatedate= | + | fatedate=1905{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
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Latest revision as of 01:55, 12 December 2019
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 |
Armament
Guns
- six 6-in guns
- nine 6-pdr quick firing guns
- one 3-pdr guns
- three machine guns
Torpedoes
- two torpedo tubes
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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