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Dido
The fifth ?DIDO? is an 11-gun twin-screw cruiser launched at Glasgow in 1896. She is of 5600 tons, 9600 horse-power, and 19.5 knots speed. Her length, beam, and draught were 350ft., 54ft., and 21ft. At her launch on March 17th an unusual accident occurred. As the ship was moving into the water the ground under the ways suddenly sank, and the ship was thrown out of the cradle, sustaining serious damage. She lay half in and half out of the water for three days before she was finally floated. In 1900 the ?Dido,? commanded by Captain Philip Francis Tillard, played a minor part in the third China War or Boxer Riots. HMS Dido became a depot ship in 1913. Displacement: 5600 tons. I.H.P: c.8,000 Length: 350 feet. Beam: 53 ft 6 ins. Depth: 20 ft 6 ins. Speed: c.18.5 knots. Complement: 450. Armament: Five 6 inch Quick Firing Guns Six 4.7 inch QF Eight 12 pounder guns , Six 3 pounder QF and 2 Machine Guns also 3 18 inch Torpedo Tubes 1 fitted in the Stern and the other two Submerged on the broadside |
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HMS Dido |
HMS Dido at speed |
HMS Dido |
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HMS Dido, 1907. |
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Officers of HMS Dido, c.1910. Surnames; back row from left: Wright, Egerton, Weller, Birch, Shore, Blake, Bateman, Lyon, De Pass, Boyd, Finnis, Mackay Front Row from left: Bradbury, Comdr Wrightson, Captn Sandeman, Eng Comdr Gastes, St Surg Jones. |
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The fifth ?DIDO? is an 11-gun twin-screw cruiser launched at Glasgow in 1896. She is of 5600 tons, 9600 horse-power, and 19.5 knots speed. Her length, beam, and draught were 350ft., 54ft., and 21ft. At her launch on March 17th an unusual accident occurred. As the ship was moving into the water the ground under the ways suddenly sank, and the ship was thrown out of the cradle, sustaining serious damage. She lay half in and half out of the water for three days before she was finally floated. In 1900 the ?Dido,? commanded by Captain Philip Francis Tillard, played a minor part in the third China War or Boxer Riots. |
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