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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 |
| HMS Aeolus |
13th November
1891 |
Sold to breakers 1914. |
| HMS Andromanche |
14th August 1890 |
Sold to breakers 1920. |
| HMS Apollo |
10th February
1891 |
Sold to breakers 1920. |
| HMS Brilliant |
24th June 1891 |
Sunk as blockship on 23rd
April 1918. |
| HMS Indefatigable |
12th March 1891 |
Sold to breakers 1913. |
| HMS Intrepid |
20th June 1891 |
Sunk as blockship on 23rd
April 1918. |
| HMS Iphigenia |
19th November
1891 |
Sunk as blockship on 23rd
April 1918. |
| HMS
Latona |
22nd May 1890 |
Sold to breakers 1920. |
| HMS Melampus |
2nd August 1890 |
Sold to breakers 1910. |
| HMS Naiad |
29th November
1890 |
Sold to breakers 1922. |
| HMS Pique |
13th December
1890 |
Sold to breakers 1911. |
| HMS Rainbow |
25th March 1891 |
Sold |
| HMS
Retribution |
6th August 1891 |
Sold to breakers 1911. |
| HMS Sappho |
9th May 1891 |
Sold to breakers 1921. |
| HMS Scylla |
17th October 1891 |
Sold to breakers 1914. |
| HMS Sirius |
27th October 1890 |
Sunk as blockship on 23rd
April 1918. |
| HMS Spartan |
25th February
1891 |
Sold to breakers 1931. |
| HMS Sybille |
27th December
1890 |
Wrecked on 16th January 1901. |
| HMS Terpsichore |
30th October 1890 |
Sold to breakers 1914. |
| HMS Thetis |
13th December
1890 |
Sunk as blockship on 23rd
April 1918. at Zeebrugge |
| HMS Tribune |
24th February
1891 |
Sold to breakers 1911. |
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HMS Aeolus |
HMS Aeolus, April, 1896 |
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HMS Apollo |
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HMS
Apollo - Name History |
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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. |
HMS Apollo, c.1913.
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HMS Apollo.
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HMS Apollo, 1908.
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HMS Apollo. Sent in by George Needham |
HMS Apollo. Sent in by Geoff Francis |
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HMS Brilliant |
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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 |
| HMS
Indefatigable |
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Iphigenia |
HMS Iphigenia.
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HMS Iphigenia, 1892.
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HMS Iphigenia, with HMS Intrepid, both sunk as blockships, 1918.
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| HMS
Naiad |
HMS Naiad after conversion to a minelayer.
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HMS Naiad, 1908.
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| HMS
Pique |
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HMS Rainbow |
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HMS
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HMS Scylla |
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HMS Sirius, 1898.
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HMS Sirius. (HMS 'Dog').
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Spartan |
HMS Spartan, October 1903.
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HMS Thetis |
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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
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HMS Thetis.
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| HMS
Tribune |
Halifax, Canada, 1900.
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Halifax for one month. HMS Quail arrived at Charlottetown in July
/ August 1900 with HMS Crescent and HMS Tribune. Presumably this
photo is from that cruise, and the two large ships visible here are HMS
Crescent (right, flying flag) and HMS Tribune.
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