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603:. Used for harbour service from 1917 she was converted to a mercantile vessel and loaned to a shipping firm in 1918. She was returned to the navy in 1920, sold in 1922 and broken up the following year.
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and in the Indian Ocean, before returning to
Britain in 1913 to be paid off and put up for sale. The outbreak of the First World War led to the navy retaining her and commissioning her as a stoker's
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served in
British and East Indian waters in the pre-war period. She was particularly active off the East African and Egyptian coasts during the war, and was paid off and sold in 1920. HMS
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445:, and the design provided the basis for the development of future protected cruisers. The ships were built at several of the principal navy dockyards: three at
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was the longest-lived of the class. Serving alternately in
British waters and at the Cape, she was in reserve by the outbreak of war. She briefly became a
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All eight ships spent at least some time on foreign stations, particularly in the Indian and
Pacific Oceans, and despite their obsolescence, all but
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spent most of her career in
British waters, with occasional voyages to the Indian Ocean and Far East commands. She became part of the
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also served in China and India, and was on the sale list on the outbreak of war. Retained for use as a depot ship, she was renamed
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s, but without offering any substantial increase in armament, speed or endurance. The increased weight did however make them more
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in 1907. She spent the First World War serving in this role, and was sold for scrapping in 1920. The nameship of the class,
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African Station in 1913, and spent the war there, bombarding
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on the outbreak of war, but was damaged in a collision in 1915 and was laid up at
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went on to see service in a variety of roles during the First World War.
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was the first ship to be launched, in late 1892. She served on the
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during the early part of her career, but was converted into a
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19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) (forced draught)
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The eight ships were ordered under the provisions of the
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cruisers. They were to displace 1000 tons more than the
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919:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
221:7,500 hp (5,600 kW) (natural draught)
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1137:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
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288:QF 6-pounder 57 mm (2.2 in) guns
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389:and used as a training ship until 1940.
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411:as an improved design of the preceding
180:339 ft 6 in (103.48 m) (
1192:Jane's Fighting Ships of World War One
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328:Gun shields: 4.5 in (110 mm)
31:
661:, a watercolour by W. J. Sutton, 1914
645:. She was finally broken up in 1940.
575:, pictured with the captured Russian
331:Engine hatch: 5 in (130 mm)
7:
542:after the war and was sold in 1920.
2609:One or more completed after the war
1195:. New York: Military Press. 1990 .
532:and taking part in the blockade of
194:49 ft 6 in (15.09 m)
1350:List of cruisers of the Royal Navy
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282:QF 4.7 in (120 mm) guns
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613:in 1915 and was sold in 1922.
562:in 1921 and was sold in 1923.
319:: 3–6 in (76–152 mm)
276:QF 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns
1:
995:Fighting Ships of World War I
27:1894 class of British cruiser
2615:Grouping of several classes
2603:All completed after the war
1624:Pre-dreadnought battleships
346:was an eight ship class of
173:320 ft (97.5 m) (
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558:in 1916. She was renamed
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393:Design and construction
300:18 in (45 cm)
202:19 ft (5.8 m)
145:General characteristics
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409:1889 Naval Defence Act
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597:12th Cruiser Squadron
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400:
2631:Single ship of class
18:HMS Charybdis (1893)
868:Devonport Dockyard
844:Portsmouth Dockyard
726:Devonport Dockyard
670:
426:that gave a higher
1893:Protected cruisers
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772:Sheerness Dockyard
702:Devonport Dockyard
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2302:Marshal Ney
2181:Admiralty M
2097:Shakespeare
1689:Lord Nelson
1536:Bellerophon
1529:Dreadnought
1268:Bonaventure
721:Bonaventure
635:Southampton
522:Grand Fleet
504:Bonaventure
482:Bonaventure
376:depot ships
87:Preceded by
2651:Categories
2623:Courageous
2413:Submarines
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2186:Hawthorn M
2118:Destroyers
2020:Pathfinder
1979:Challenger
1797:Devonshire
1751:Courageous
1730:Queen Mary
1709:Invincible
1654:Formidable
1543:St Vincent
1509:Vindictive
1175:. Conway.
1156:. Conway.
1122:References
1109:Colledge.
1089:Colledge.
1074:Colledge.
1059:Colledge.
1044:Colledge.
1029:Colledge.
1011:Colledge.
935:Colledge.
686:Completed
680:Laid down
631:guard ship
577:battleship
538:. She was
535:Königsberg
494:depot ship
463:Portsmouth
352:Royal Navy
261:Complement
218:Two shafts
207:Propulsion
81:Royal Navy
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2487:Swordfish
2006:Adventure
1972:Highflyer
1682:Swiftsure
1592:Iron Duke
1585:Agincourt
1432:Ark Royal
1282:Charybdis
767:Charybdis
683:Launched
659:Charybdis
593:Charybdis
586:Archangel
570:HMS
491:submarine
455:Sheerness
449:, two at
447:Devonport
443:seaworthy
431:amidships
428:freeboard
380:HMS
129:Completed
124:1894–1923
116:1893–1896
69:Operators
42:HMS
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2293:Monitors
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2196:Yarrow M
2082:Marksman
2075:Faulknor
2034:Boadicea
2027:Sentinel
1958:Arrogant
1944:Powerful
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1818:Minotaur
1790:Monmouth
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1275:Cambrian
863:Hermione
744:Cambrian
677:Builder
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627:Hermione
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544:Cambrian
540:paid off
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451:Pembroke
382:Hermione
372:training
269:Armament
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2282:Cricket
2235:V and W
2013:Forward
1965:Pelorus
1916:Eclipse
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1757:Admiral
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1613:Revenge
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1495:Nairana
1488:Pegasus
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1418:Riviera
1411:Empress
1335:Eclipse
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1247:Astraea
696:Astraea
667:Astraea
601:Bermuda
588:in 1919
556:Harlech
524:at the
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499:Astraea
469:Service
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342:Astraea
199:Draught
137:Retired
105:Eclipse
62:Astraea
2588:Mersey
2583:Castle
2543:Arabis
2536:Azalea
2529:Acacia
2523:Flower
2517:Cadmus
2503:Sloops
2403:Insect
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2330:Gorgon
2323:Humber
2275:TB 114
2268:TB 109
2089:Parker
2048:Active
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1986:Topaze
1951:Diadem
1902:Apollo
1776:Cressy
1744:Renown
1668:Duncan
1661:London
1599:Canada
1467:Vindex
1326:Apollo
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420:Apollo
416:-class
414:Apollo
356:Indian
311:Armour
168:Length
92:Apollo
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2261:TB 98
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2206:Medea
2106:Scott
2068:Swift
1937:Edgar
1930:Pearl
1923:Blake
1875:Danae
1783:Drake
1737:Tiger
1564:Orion
1502:Argus
1337:class
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1296:Forte
1289:Flora
891:Notes
814:Forte
792:Flora
776:1891
689:Fate
674:Name
649:Ships
616:Forte
606:Flora
560:Vivid
476:Forte
344:class
286:10 ×
246:Range
231:Speed
113:Built
107:class
94:class
44:Forte
2375:Hunt
2212:Arno
1857:Town
1723:Lion
1578:Erin
1460:Anne
1197:ISBN
1177:ISBN
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657:HMS
526:Nore
506:and
461:and
424:deck
358:and
339:The
323:Deck
298:4 ×
292:1 ×
280:8 ×
274:2 ×
191:Beam
150:Type
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2344:M29
2337:M15
1303:Fox
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