Apollo-class cruiser
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The Apollo class were second-class protected cruisers designed by Sir William White and built for the Royal Navy in the late 19th century. Twenty-one ships of this class were built, making it the largest single class of steel cruisers ever built for the Royal Navy to the same design.
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HMS Spartan, pictured in Norwegian waters in 1904 | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Apollo class |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Pearl class |
Succeeded by | Astraea class |
Built | 1889–1892 |
In commission | 1889–1931 |
Completed | 21 |
Lost | 6 |
Scrapped | 15 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Protected cruiser |
Displacement | 3,600 long tons (3,700 t) |
Length | 314 ft (96 m) |
Beam | 43 ft 6 in (13.26 m) |
Draught | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
Speed | 19.75 knots (36.58 km/h; 22.73 mph) |
Complement | 273 to 300 |
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