HMS Apollo (1891)
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Apollo |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | April 1889 |
| Launched: | 14 August 1890 |
| Commissioned: | 1892 |
| Fate: | broken up 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,600 tons |
| Length: | 314 feet (95.7 m) |
| Beam: | 43.5 feet (13.3 m) |
| Draught: | 17.5 feet (5.3 m) |
| Speed: | 19.75 knots |
| Complement: | 273 to 300 (Officers and Men) |
| Armament: | As built: 2×6 inch Naval gun, 2×QF 4.7 inch gun, 8×6 pounder guns, 2 to 4×14-inch Torpedo Tubes. Converted pre-1914 to a lightly armed minelayer. |
- For other ships of the same name, see HMS Apollo.
HMS Apollo, the sixth ship of the Royal Navy to be named for the Greek god Apollo, was a second-class Apollo class protected cruiser launched in 1891 and broken up in 1920.
After a spell in the reserve, she was present at the Fleet Review for the Diamond Jubilee in 1897, and was transferred back to the reserve in 1900. In 1909 she was converted into a minelayer, and served in this role throughout the First World War.
[edit] References
- HMS Apollo, Index of 19th Century Naval Vessels
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