HMS Thetis (1890)

HMS Thetis was an Apollo-class 2nd class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched on December 13, 1890. The latter half of her career was spent as a mine-layer. Laden with concrete she was deliberately sunk in attempt to block the canal in the Zeebrugge Raid during the First World War, on April 23, 1918.

See HMS Thetis for other ships of this name.

[edit] General characteristics

Displacement: 3400 tons
Length: 314 ft (96 m)
Beam: 43 ft (13.1 m)
Draft: 17.5 ft 7 in (5.5 m)
Complement: 273 men
Armament: 2 x 6 in (152 mm) guns, 6 (later 4) x 4.7 in (119 mm) guns, 8 x 6 pounder (3 kg) Hotchkiss, 1 x 3 pounder Vickers, 4 Maxim machine guns, 4 x 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes, 100 mines
Propulsion: twin triple-expansion coal-fired steam engines, 7000 indicated hp (5 MW)
Speed: 18.5 knots (34 km/h) maximum, twin screws
Armour: 1.3 to 2 in (33 to 51 mm) deck, no belt