HMS Pelorus (1896)
HMS Pelorus was the first of the Pelorus-class cruiser, and was laid down at Sheerness dockyard in 1896. Completed and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 15 December the same year, she was designed by Sir William White. Construction cost £154,315. The ship was well armed for her size, but was primarily a workhorse for the overseas fleet.
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HMS Pelorus (1896)
HMS Pelorus was the first of the Pelorus-class cruiser, and was laid down at Sheerness dockyard in 1896. Completed and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 15 December the same year, she was designed by Sir William White. Construction cost £154,315. The ship was well armed for her size, but was primarily a workhorse for the overseas fleet.
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HMS Pelorus was the first of t ...... 8-inch (450-mm) torpedo tubes.
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1896-12-15
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9.54024e+1
ship beam (μ)
1.09728e+1
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Sold for scrap, 1920
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Ship armament
*8 × QF guns
*8 × QF 3-pounde ...... 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
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United Kingdom
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Ship propulsion
Triple expansion engine, 2 shafts,
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HMS Pelorus was the first of t ...... khorse for the overseas fleet.
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HMS Pelorus (1896)
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