Apollo-class cruiser
HMS Spartan, pictured in Norwegian waters in 1904 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Apollo class |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Pearl class |
| Succeeded by | Astraea class |
| Built | 1889–1892 |
| In commission | 1889–1931 |
| Completed | 21 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Scrapped | 15 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 3,600 long tons (3,700 t) |
| Length | 314 ft (96 m) |
| Beam | 43 ft 6 in (13.26 m) |
| Draught | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
| Speed | 19.75 knots (36.58 km/h; 22.73 mph) |
| Complement | 273 to 300 |
| Armament |
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The Apollo class were second-class protected cruisers designed by Sir William White and built for the Royal Navy in the late 19th century. Twenty-one ships of this class were built, making it the largest single class of steel cruisers ever built for the Royal Navy to the same design.