Pelorus class cruiser
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The Pelorus class cruiser was a class of 11 light cruiser ships designed by Sir William White (Director of Naval Construction from 1885 til 1902), built for the Royal Navy. The first, HMS Pelorus, was commissioned in 1896. In an era of naval innovation, the class was almost outdated before it even hit the water, most were sold into scrap by the early 1920s.
The Pelorus class ships displaced 2,135 tons and had a top speed of 20 knots (axp. 17.4 mph). They had reciprocating triple expansion engines and Normand water-tube boilers which could give 7,000 horsepower for limited periods of time with forced draught, and 5,000 horsepower under natural draught. They carried a crew compliment of 224 and were armed with eight 4 inch (25 pound) guns, eight 3 pound guns, 3 machine guns, and two 18 inch torpedo tubes.
Pelorus class ships:
| HMS Pandora | Jan 17th, 1900 | Sold for scrap in July 1913. |
| HMS Pelorus | Dec 15th, 1896 | Sold for scrap on May 6th, 1920. |
| HMS Pegasus | Mar 4th, 1897 | Sunk Sep 20th, 1914 by SMS Königsberg. |
| HMS Perseus | Jul 15th, 1897 | Sold for scrap on May 26th, 1914. |
| HMS Pactolus | Dec 21st, 1896 | Sold for scrap on Oct 25th, 1921. |
| HMS Pioneer | Jun 28th, 1899 | Sold to Australia July 1st, 1915. Scuttled on Feb 19th, 1931. |
| HMS Pomone | Nov 25th, 1897 | Sold for scrap in June 1922. |
| HMS Prometheus | Oct 20th, 1898 | Sold for scrap on May 28th, 1914. |
| HMS Proserpine | Dec 5th, 1896 | Sold for scrap on Nov 30th, 1919. |
| HMS Psyche | Jul 19th, 1898 | Sold to Australia July 1st, 1915. Sold for scrap in June 1922. |
| HMS Pyramus | May 15th, 1897 | Sold for scrap Apr 21st, 1920. |
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