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| + | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 2 vessels | ||
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| + | | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | ||
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| + | ! align=center | Name | ||
| + | ! align=center | Builder | ||
| + | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
| + | ! align=center | Launched | ||
| + | ! align=center | Completed | ||
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| + | | {{UK-Alacrity}} | ||
| + | |[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]], Jarrow | ||
| + | |14 Feb, 1884 | ||
| + | |28 Feb, 1885 | ||
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| + | |Sold 1913 | ||
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| + | | {{UK-1Surprise}} | ||
| + | |[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]], Jarrow | ||
| + | |14 Feb, 1884 | ||
| + | |17 Jan, 1885 | ||
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| + | |Sold 1919 | ||
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| + | ==Armament== | ||
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| + | * four 5-in BL guns | ||
| + | * four 6-pdr QF Hotchkiss guns | ||
| + | * two machine guns | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:58, 11 December 2019
The two Third-Class Surprise class cruisers were laid down for the Royal Navy as unarmed despatch vessels but were completed in 1886 with some weaponry.
| Overview of 2 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Alacrity | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow | 14 Feb, 1884 | 28 Feb, 1885 | Sold 1913 | |
| Surprise | Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow | 14 Feb, 1884 | 17 Jan, 1885 | Sold 1919 | |
Contents
Armament
- four 5-in BL guns
- four 6-pdr QF Hotchkiss guns
- two machine guns
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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