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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 '' | + | 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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==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
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==Torpedo Control== | ==Torpedo Control== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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name=Marathon | name=Marathon | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Fairfield]], 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= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
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}} |
} | } | ||
Revision as of 23:45, 19 September 2012
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.
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
| Medea Class Second Class Protected Cruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marathon | Magicienne | Medea | Medusa | Melpomene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Archer Class | Minor Cruisers (UK) | Barracouta Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
