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Cruisers of the Aeolus 2nd Class (also known as the Apollo Class) History of the 2nd class cruisers of the Aeolus class includes HMS Melampus, HMS Retribution, HMS Brilliant, HMS Sybille, HMS Sappho, HMS Scylla, HMS Latona , HMS Intrepid and HMS Andromanche. Displacement: 3400 Tons (some of the class were wood and Copper sheathed for tropical service this increased weight to 3600 tons) Speed: 20 knots, Crew: 273 Armament: Two 6 - inch Guns Six 4.7-inch QF guns, Eight 6 pounder and One 3 pdr Quick Firing Guns. Four machine Guns. Four 14-inch Torpedo Tubes |
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HMS Aeolus, April, 1896 |
HMS Aeolus. |
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Crew member of HMS Aeolus. Photo from West Indies c.1912. |
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The sixth ?Apollo? is an 8-gun twin-screw cruiser, launched at Devonport in 1891. She is of 3400 tons, 9000 horsepower, and 20 knots speed. Her length, beam, and draught were 300ft, 43ft, and 17ft. For some years the ?Apollo? has acted as a special mine-laying vessel. |
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HMS Apollo. |
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HMS Apollo. |
HMS Apollo. |
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HMS Brilliant |
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HMS Brilliant crew members with Henry Albert Harper holding a banjo. Courtesy of Steven Harper |
Shipmate on either HMS Brilliant or HMS Nerissa. Courtesy of Steven Harper |
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HMS Indefatigable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HMS Indefatigable. |
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HMS Iphigenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HMS Iphigenia. |
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HMS Naiad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HMS Naiad after conversion to a minelayer. |
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HMS Pique | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HMS Pique. |
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HMS Rainbow, February, 1896 |
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HMS Scylla. |
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HMS Sirius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HMS Sirius, 1898. |
HMS Sirius. (HMS 'Dog'). We think HMS 'Dog' was the nickname for HMS Sirius - from Dog Star. Confirmation would be appreciated if you can! |
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HMS Spartan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HMS Spartan, October 1903. |
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The Vulcan, Royal Sovereign and Thetis at Plataea Harbour c.1900. For a considerable portion of the year the Mediterranean Fleet cruised eastward. This work was not well liked as it did not present the social amenities found at Malta or some of the other Italian and Spanish ports, and after all life on board was sufficiently monotonous in 1900 for a little excitement to be needed. Greece was friendly to Great Britain and allowed the navy to make limited use of her ports and islands. Here torpedoes were run and gun practise was carried out. The British ships shown at anchor above are in the small port of Plataea. |
HMS Thetis. |
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HMS Andromanche - HMS Intrepid - HMS Melampus - HMS Retribution - HMS Sappho - HMS Sybille - HMS Latona |
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