HMS Pyramus (1897)
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NameHMS Pyramus
Laid downMay 1896
Launched15 May 1897
.jpg) HMS Pyramus ca. 1900. | |
| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Pyramus |
| Builder | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow |
| Laid down | May 1896 |
| Launched | 15 May 1897 |
| Completed | 1900 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping 21 April 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Pelorus-class third-class cruiser |
| Displacement | 2,135 tons |
| Length |
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| Beam | 36 ft 6 in (11.1 m) |
| Draught | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
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| Propulsion | Two shafts, three-cylinder triple expansion steam engines, 16 Reed water tube boilers, 500 tons coal |
| Speed |
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| Complement | 224 |
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HMS Pyramus was a Pelorus-class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy. There were eleven "Third class" protected cruisers in the class, which was designed by Sir William White. While well armed for their size, they were primarily workhorses for the overseas fleet on "police" duties and did not serve with the main battlefleet.
They displaced 2,135 tons, had a crew complement of 224 men and were armed with eight QF 4 inch (102 mm, 25 pounder) guns, eight 3-pounder guns, three machine guns, and two 18 inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes. With reciprocating triple expansion engines and a variety of boilers, the top speed was 20 knots (37 km/h).
