Pelorus Class Cruiser (1896)

The eleven third class cruisers of the Pelorus Class were completed between 1897 and 1901.

Overview of 11 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Completed	Fate
Pandora	Portsmouth Royal Dockyard		17 Jan, 1900	1901	Sold 1913
Pelorus	Sheerness Royal Dockyard	May, 1895	15 Dec, 1896	30 Mar, 1897	Sold 6 May, 1920
Pegasus	Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow	May, 1896	4 Mar, 1897	17 Jan, 1899	Sunk 20 Sep, 1914
Perseus	Earle's Shipbuilding, Hull	May, 1896	15 Jul, 1897	1901	Sold 1914
Pactolus	Armstrong, Whitworth & Company, Elswick	May, 1896	21 Dec, 1896	Sep, 1898	Sold 1921
Pioneer	Chatham Royal Dockyard	Dec, 1897	28 Jun, 1899	1900	Sold 1924
Pomone	Sheerness Royal Dockyard	21 Dec, 1896	25 Nov, 1897	May, 1899	Sold 25 Oct, 1922
Prometheus	Earle's Shipbuilding, Hull		20 Oct, 1898		Sold 1914
Proserpine	Sheerness Royal Dockyard	Mar, 1896	5 Dec, 1896	1899	Sold 30 Nov, 1919
Psyche	Devonport Royal Dockyard	Nov, 1897	19 Jul, 1898	1900	Sold Jun, 1922
Pyramus	Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow	May, 1896	15 May, 1897	1900	Sold 21 Apr, 1920

Armament

Guns

• eight Q.F. 4-inch guns
• eight Q.F. 3-pdr guns

Torpedoes

• two 18-in torpedo tubes

Other Weapons

Prior to reductions in such provisions enacted in mid-1903, the ships had been allowed 66 cutlasses.

Dreyer Table

These ships had no fire control tables.

See Also

• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Pelorus Class Third Class Protected Cruiser

Pandora

Pelorus

Pegasus

Perseus

Pactolus

Pioneer

Pomone

Prometheus

Proserpine

Psyche

Pyramus

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