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Type | Second Class Cruiser (Despatch Vessel) |
Built | 12th April 1877 |
Sister Ship | HMS Mercury |
Speed | 18 Knots |
Weight | 3730 |
Stations | Mediterranean1879 - 1887 Portsmouth Reserve1887 - 1903 |
Crew | 275 |
Fate | Used for Portsmouth harbour service from 1903, broken up 1905. |
Notes | When she was completed she was the first RN ship made from Steel |
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