HMS Thetis (1890)

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Career (UK) Royal Navy Ensign
Name: HMS Apollo
Launched: December 13, 1890
Fate: Deliberately sunk in the Zeebrugge Raid on April 23, 1918
General characteristics
Class and type: Apollo-class 2nd class protected cruiser
Displacement: 3,400 tons
Length: 314 feet (95.7 m)
Beam: 43 feet (13.1 m)
Draught: 17.5 feet (5.3 m)
Propulsion: Twin triple-expansion coal-fired steam engines, 7,000 indicated hp (5 MW), twin screws
Speed: 18.5 knots (34 km/h) maximum
Complement: 273 to 300 (Officers and Men)
Armament:

As built:

Converted pre-1914 to a lightly armed minelayer.
Armour: 1.3 to 2 in (33 to 51 mm) deck, no belt

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.