Cruiser

HMS Amphitrite, 1898

Type Diadem-class of protected cruisers

Launched 5th Janurary 1898

Sister Ships Diadem, Andromeda, Argonaut, Ariadne, Europa, Niobe, Spartiate

Speed 20 - 20.5 Knots

Weight 11,000

Crew 760

Armament 16 x single QF 6-inch (152.4'mm) guns
14 x single QF 12-pounder guns
3 x single QF 3-pounder guns
2 x 18-inch torpedo tubes

Fate Sold to Ward of Milford Haven for breaking up on 12 April 1920.

Notes She served in the First World War. In 1914 she was part of the Ninth Cruiser Squadron, serving in the Atlantic. In June 1915 she was placed in reserve, but reactivated as a minelayer in 1917. She collided with the destroyer HMS Nessus in the North Sea on 8 September 1918, which sunk the Nessus. She was later assigned to the Nore Command, and survived the War. Amphitrite had the nickname 'am and tripe'[1] amongst her crew based on a humorous malapropism, and a reference to common foodstuffs such as those that might be served on board

Cruisers | Ships

Type	Diadem-class of protected cruisers
Launched	5th Janurary 1898
Sister Ships	Diadem, Andromeda, Argonaut, Ariadne, Europa, Niobe, Spartiate
Speed	20 - 20.5 Knots
Weight	11,000
Crew	760
Armament	16 x single QF 6-inch (152.4'mm) guns 14 x single QF 12-pounder guns 3 x single QF 3-pounder guns 2 x 18-inch torpedo tubes
Fate	Sold to Ward of Milford Haven for breaking up on 12 April 1920.
Notes	She served in the First World War. In 1914 she was part of the Ninth Cruiser Squadron, serving in the Atlantic. In June 1915 she was placed in reserve, but reactivated as a minelayer in 1917. She collided with the destroyer HMS Nessus in the North Sea on 8 September 1918, which sunk the Nessus. She was later assigned to the Nore Command, and survived the War. Amphitrite had the nickname 'am and tripe'[1] amongst her crew based on a humorous malapropism, and a reference to common foodstuffs such as those that might be served on board