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The three cruisers of the '''''Highflyer'' class''' were completed in 1899 and 1900.

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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 3 vessels
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|[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
|30 Apr, 1897
|7 Apr, 1898
|5 Oct, 1899
|Torpedoed 31 Oct, 1914
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|[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
|7 Jun, 1897
|4 Jun, 1898
|7 Dec, 1899
|Sold Jun, 1921
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|[[London & Glasgow]]
|27 Jan, 1897
|27 Oct, 1898
|3 Sep, 1900
|Sold Nov, 1923
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==Armament==

* eleven 6-in Q.F. guns on P. II U.D. mountings
* nine 12-pdr on 12 c.w.t. mountings
* six 3-pdr Q.F. guns

In early 1905, it was approved that the 6-in guns should be equipped with "A" class cross connected sights.{{PQDNO1905|pp. 489-91}}

===Torpedoes===
* two submerged 18-in torpedo tubes arranged on the broadside forward, depressed 3 degrees and bearing abeam; axis of tube was 6 foot below load water line and 1 foot above deck.{{UKTorpM1909III|p. 265}}

==Fire Control Instruments==
In 1913, each ship was to receive two [[Officer of Quarters Range-Keeping Instrument]]s.

==See Also==
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highflyer_class_cruiser}}
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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