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The eleven [[Third Class Cruiser|third class cruisers]] of the '''Pelorus Class''' were completed between 1897 and 1901.
 
The eleven [[Third Class Cruiser|third class cruisers]] of the '''Pelorus Class''' were completed between 1897 and 1901.
 
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| [[H.M.S. Pandora (1900)|''Pandora'']] ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
 
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| [[H.M.S. Pelorus (1896)|''Pelorus'']] ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
 
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| [[H.M.S. Pegasus (1897)|''Pegasus'']] ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
 
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| [[H.M.S. Perseus (1897)|''Perseus'']] ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
 
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| [[H.M.S. Pactolus (1896)|''Pactolus'']] ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
 
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| [[H.M.S. Pioneer (1899)|''Pioneer'']] ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
 
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| [[H.M.S. Pomone (1897)|''Pomone'']] ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
 
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| [[H.M.S. Prometheus (1898)|''Prometheus'']] ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
 
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| [[H.M.S. Proserpine (1896)|''Proserpine'']] ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
 
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| [[H.M.S. Psyche (1898)|''Psyche'']] ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
 
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| [[H.M.S. Pyramus (1897)|''Pyramus'']] ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
 
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==Fire Control==
 
==Fire Control==
  
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===Transmitting Stations===
 
===Transmitting Stations===
 
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===Dreyer Table===
 
===Dreyer Table===
These ships had no fire control tables.<ref>absent from list in ''Handbook of Capt. F.C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables'', p. 3.</ref>
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These ships had no fire control tables.{{DreyerH|p. 3}}
  
 
===Fire Control Instruments===
 
===Fire Control Instruments===
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelorus_class_cruiser Wikipedia]
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelorus_class_cruiser}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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name=Pandora
 
name=Pandora
 
pend=
 
pend=
builder=
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builder=[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
 
order=
 
order=
 
laid=
 
laid=
launch=1900
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launch=17 1 1900{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
comm=
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comm=1901{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
fate=
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fate=Sold
 
fate2=
 
fate2=
fatedate=
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fatedate=1913{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Pelorus
 
name=Pelorus
pend=
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pend=''N/A''{{DittColl|p. 41}}
builder=[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]]
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builder=[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
 
order=
 
order=
laid=May, 1895
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laid=May, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
launch=15 Dec, 1896
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launch=15 Dec, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
 
comm=30 Mar, 1897
 
comm=30 Mar, 1897
 
fate=Sold
 
fate=Sold
fate2=Sold 1920
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fate2=to Ward, Grays{{DittColl|p. 41}}
fatedate=
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fatedate=6 5 1920{{DittColl|p. 41}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Pegasus
 
name=Pegasus
 
pend=
 
pend=
builder=[[Palmer, Jarrow]]
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builder=[[Palmer]], Jarrow{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
 
order=
 
order=
laid=May, 1896
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laid=May, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
launch=4 Mar, 1897
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launch=4 Mar, 1897{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
 
comm=17 Jan, 1899
 
comm=17 Jan, 1899
 
fate=Sunk
 
fate=Sunk
fate2=
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fate2=by {{DE-Konigsberg}} at Zanzibar{{DittColl|p. 41}}
fatedate=20 Sep, 1914
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fatedate=20 Sep, 1914{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Perseus
 
name=Perseus
 
pend=
 
pend=
builder=
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builder=[[Earle]], Hull{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
 
order=
 
order=
laid=
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laid=May 96{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
launch=1897
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launch=15 7 1897{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
comm=
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comm=1901{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
fate=
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fate=Sold
fate2=
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fatedate=1914{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
fatedate=
 
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Pactolus
 
name=Pactolus
pend=
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pend=D.08 (1914)<br>N.08 (Sep 1915)<br>N.77 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|pp. 41, 294}}
builder=
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builder=[[Armstrong]], Elswick{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
 
order=
 
order=
laid=
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laid=May 96{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
launch=1896
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launch=21 12 1896{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
comm=
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comm=Sep 98{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
fate=
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fate=Sold
 
fate2=
 
fate2=
fatedate=
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fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Pioneer
 
name=Pioneer
 
pend=
 
pend=
builder=
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builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
 
order=
 
order=
laid=
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laid=Dec 97{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
launch=1899
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launch=28 6 1899{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
comm=
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comm=1900{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
fate=
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fate=Sold
fate2=
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fate2=at Sydney{{DittColl|p. 41}}
fatedate=
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fatedate=1924{{DittColl|p. 41}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Pomone
 
name=Pomone
 
pend=
 
pend=
builder=
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builder=[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
 
order=
 
order=
laid=
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laid=21 12 96{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
launch=1897
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launch=25 11 1897{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
comm=
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comm=May 99{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
fate=
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fate=Sold
 
fate2=
 
fate2=
fatedate=
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fatedate=25 10 1922{{DittColl|pp. 41, 323}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Prometheus
 
name=Prometheus
 
pend=
 
pend=
builder=
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builder=[[Earle]], Hull{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
 
order=
 
order=
laid=
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laid=unknown{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
launch=1898
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launch=20 10 1898{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
comm=
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comm=unknown{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
fate=
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fate=Sold
fate2=
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fatedate=1914{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
fatedate=
 
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Proserpine
 
name=Proserpine
pend=
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pend=N.84 (1914)<br>''none'' (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 41}}
builder=
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builder=[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
 
order=
 
order=
laid=
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laid=Mar 96{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
launch=1896
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launch=5 12 1896{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
comm=
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comm=1899{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
fate=
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fate=Sold
 
fate2=
 
fate2=
fatedate=
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fatedate=30 11 19{{DittColl|p. 41}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Psyche
 
name=Psyche
pend=
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pend=''N/A''{{DittColl|p. 41}}
builder=
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builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
 
order=
 
order=
laid=
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laid=Nov 97{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
launch=1898
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launch=19 7 1898{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
comm=
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comm=1900{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
fate=
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fate=Sold
fate2=
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fate2=at Melbourne{{DittColl|p. 41}}
fatedate=
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fatedate=6 22{{DittColl|p. 41}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Pyramus
 
name=Pyramus
pend=
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pend=''N/A''{{DittColl|p. 41}}
builder=
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builder=[[Palmer]], Jarrow{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
 
order=
 
order=
laid=
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laid=May 96{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
launch=1897
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launch=15 5 1897{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
comm=
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comm=1900{{Conways1860|p. 83}}
fate=
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fate=Sold
fate2=
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fate2=to T. C. Pas, Holland{{DittColl|p. 41}}
fatedate=
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fatedate=21 4 20{{DittColl|p. 41}}
 
}
 
}
  

Revision as of 19:40, 19 September 2012

The eleven third class cruisers of the Pelorus Class were completed between 1897 and 1901.

Dreyer Table

These ships had no fire control tables.[1]

Fire Control Instruments

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. p. 3.

Bibliography


Pelorus Class Third Class Protected Cruiser
Pandora Pelorus Pegasus Perseus Pactolus
  Pioneer Pomone Prometheus  
  Proserpine Psyche Pyramus  
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