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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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| {{UK-Alacrity}} | |||
|[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]], Jarrow | |||
|14 Feb, 1884 | |||
|28 Feb, 1885 | |||
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|Sold 1913 | |||
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|[[Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company]], Jarrow | |||
|14 Feb, 1884 | |||
|17 Jan, 1885 | |||
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|Sold 1919 | |||
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==Armament== | |||
* 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 01:58, 12 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 | |
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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