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| − | The five Second-Class Cruisers of the '''Medea Class''' were quite old during World War I. They were sometimes referred to as the ''Marathon'' class. | + | The five Second-Class Cruisers of the '''''Medea'' Class''' were completed in 1889 and 1890 and so were quite old during World War I. They were sometimes referred to as the '''''Marathon'' class'''. |
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| − | ! | + | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 5 vessels |
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| − | ! | + | | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> |
| − | ! | + | |- |
| − | ! | + | ! align=center | Name |
| − | ! | + | ! align=center | Builder |
| − | |- | + | ! align=center | Laid Down |
| − | | | + | ! align=center | Launched |
| − | |- | + | ! align=center | Completed |
| − | | | + | ! align=center | Fate |
| − | |- | + | |- align=left |
| − | | [[ | + | | {{Template:UK-Marathon}} |
| − | |- | + | |[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]], Govan |
| − | | [[ | + | |10 Aug, 1887 |
| − | |- | + | |23 Aug, 1888 |
| − | | [[ | + | |1889 |
| + | |Sold 1905 | ||
| + | |- align=left | ||
| + | | {{Template:UK-Magicienne}} | ||
| + | |[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]], Govan | ||
| + | |10 Aug, 1887 | ||
| + | |12 May, 1888 | ||
| + | |1889 | ||
| + | |Sold 1905 | ||
| + | |- align=left | ||
| + | | {{Template:UK-1Medea}} | ||
| + | |[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | ||
| + | |25 Apr, 1887 | ||
| + | |9 Jun, 1888 | ||
| + | |1889 | ||
| + | |Sold 1914 | ||
| + | |- align=left | ||
| + | | {{Template:UK-1Medusa}} | ||
| + | |[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | ||
| + | |25 Aug, 1887 | ||
| + | |11 Aug, 1888 | ||
| + | |1889 | ||
| + | |Sold 1920 | ||
| + | |- align=left | ||
| + | | {{Template:UK-1Melpomene}} | ||
| + | |[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]] | ||
| + | |10 Oct, 1887 | ||
| + | |20 Sep, 1888 | ||
| + | |1890 | ||
| + | |Sold 1905 | ||
|} | |} | ||
| + | </div name=fredbot:ships> | ||
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
| − | === | + | ===Guns=== |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | * six 6-in guns | |
| − | + | * nine 6-pdr quick firing guns | |
| − | + | * one 3-pdr guns | |
| + | * three machine guns | ||
===Torpedoes=== | ===Torpedoes=== | ||
| − | + | * two torpedo tubes | |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| − | + | {{refbegin}} | |
| + | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_class_cruiser}} | ||
| + | {{refend}} | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
| − | *{{ | + | *{{DittColl}} |
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
| − | {{Medea Class (1888)}} | + | {{Footer Medea Class Cruiser (1888)}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Medea}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Medea}} | ||
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type=second class protected cruiser | type=second class protected cruiser | ||
| − | + | chain=Minor Cruisers | |
{ship | {ship | ||
name=Marathon | name=Marathon | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]], Govan{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
order= | order= | ||
| − | laid= | + | laid=10 8 87{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
| − | launch=1888 | + | launch=23 8 1888{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
| − | comm= | + | comm=1889{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
| − | fate= | + | fate=Sold |
fate2= | fate2= | ||
| − | fatedate= | + | fatedate=1905{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
} | } | ||
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name=Magicienne | name=Magicienne | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
| − | laid= | + | laid=" |
| − | launch=1888 | + | launch=12 5 1888{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
| − | comm= | + | comm=" |
| − | fate= | + | fate=Sold |
fate2= | fate2= | ||
| − | fatedate= | + | fatedate=1905{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
} | } | ||
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name=Medea | name=Medea | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
order= | order= | ||
| − | laid= | + | laid=25 4 87{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
| − | launch=1888 | + | launch=9 6 1888{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
| − | comm= | + | comm=" |
| − | fate= | + | fate=Sold |
fate2= | fate2= | ||
| − | fatedate= | + | fatedate=1914{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
} | } | ||
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name=Medusa | name=Medusa | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=" |
order= | order= | ||
| − | laid= | + | laid=25 8 87{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
| − | launch=1888 | + | launch=11 8 1888{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
| − | comm= | + | comm=" |
| − | fate= | + | fate=Sold |
fate2= | fate2= | ||
| − | fatedate= | + | fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
} | } | ||
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name=Melpomene | name=Melpomene | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
| − | builder= | + | builder=[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
order= | order= | ||
| − | laid= | + | laid=10 10 87{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
| − | launch=1888 | + | launch=20 9 1888{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
| − | comm= | + | comm=1890{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
| − | fate= | + | fate=Sold |
fate2= | fate2= | ||
| − | fatedate= | + | fatedate=1905{{Conways1860|p. 76}} |
} | } | ||
Latest revision as of 21:55, 11 December 2019
The five Second-Class Cruisers of the Medea Class were completed in 1889 and 1890 and so were quite old during World War I. They were sometimes referred to as the Marathon class.
| Overview of 5 vessels | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Marathon | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan | 10 Aug, 1887 | 23 Aug, 1888 | 1889 | Sold 1905 |
| Magicienne | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan | 10 Aug, 1887 | 12 May, 1888 | 1889 | Sold 1905 |
| Medea | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 25 Apr, 1887 | 9 Jun, 1888 | 1889 | Sold 1914 |
| Medusa | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 25 Aug, 1887 | 11 Aug, 1888 | 1889 | Sold 1920 |
| Melpomene | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard | 10 Oct, 1887 | 20 Sep, 1888 | 1890 | Sold 1905 |
Armament
Guns
- six 6-in guns
- nine 6-pdr quick firing guns
- one 3-pdr guns
- three machine guns
Torpedoes
- two torpedo tubes
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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