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|Ship image=[[File:HMS Amethyst (1903) IWM Q 038114.jpg|250px]]
|Ship image=[[File:HMS Amethyst (1903) IWM Q 038114.jpg|250px]]
|Ship caption=Pictured sister ship HMS "Amethyst"
|Ship caption=Pictured: sister ship HMS "Amethyst"
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{{Infobox Ship Career
|Ship name=HMS ''Amethyst''
|Ship name=HMS ''Sapphire''
|Ship country=[[United Kingdom]]
|Ship country=[[United Kingdom]]
|Ship flag=[[Image:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg|60px|RN ensign]]
|Ship flag=[[Image:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg|60px|RN ensign]]
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|Ship armament=12 x [[QF 4 inch]]<br>
|Ship armament=12 x [[QF 4 inch]]<br>
8 x 3 pounder guns<br>
8 x 3 pounder guns<br>
2 × [[British 18 inch torpedo|18-inch (450-mm) torpedo]] tubes
4 × [[British 18 inch torpedo|18-inch (450-mm) torpedo]] tubes
|Ship armour= 1 inch gun shields, 2 0.5 inch deck armour
|Ship armour= 1 inch gun shields, 2 0.5 inch deck armour
|Ship notes=Sometimes known as the Gem class. The ship had a crew of 296.
|Ship notes=Sometimes known as the Gem class. The ship had a crew of 296.
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'''HMS ''Sapphire''''' was a third-class [[protected cruiser]] of the [[Topaze_class_cruiser_(1903)|Topaze class]] of the [[Royal Navy]].
'''HMS ''Sapphire''''' was a third-class [[protected cruiser]] of the [[Topaze_class_cruiser_(1903)|Topaze class]] of the [[Royal Navy]].


She was laid down in January 1904 at Palmer, Jarrow, she was completed in February 1905.<ref name="ww1navalcombat">{{cite web|last=Milford|first=Darren|title=World War I Naval Combat|url=http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/light-cruiser/hms-topaze.html|accessdate=13 February 2011}}</ref>
She was laid down in January 1904 at Palmer, Jarrow, she was completed in February 1905.<ref name="ww1navalcombat">{{cite web|last=Milford|first=Darren|title=World War I Naval Combat|url=http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/light-cruiser/hms-topaze.html|accessdate=13 February 2011}}</ref>. She was powered by an inverted, triple expansion, 4 cylinder, surface condensing, coal-fired boiler. Her captains included: Captain H. C. Somerville R.N. and Captain P.W. Hill R.N.<ref>Ship's log: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM%2053-59127/ADM%2053-59127-004_1.jpg</ref>.

She carried a number of smaller craft including: 1 x 32ft steam cutter; 1 x 34ft sailing cutter; 2 x 30ft sailing cutter; 1 x 32ft galley; 2 x 27ft whalers; 2 x 16ft skiff dinghies; and 1 x 10ft balsa raft<ref>Ship's log: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM%2053-59127/ADM%2053-59127-005_1.jpg</ref>.


== World War I ==
== World War I ==

HMS "Sapphire" was commissioned on 2 July 1914 at [[Chatham_Dockyard|Chatham Dock]], Kent<ref>Ship's log: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM%2053-59127/ADM%2053-59127-006_0.jpg</ref>, before moving out into Kethole Reach, in the estuary of the [[River_Medway|Medway]]. On 16th July, "Sapphire" set sail from [[Sheerness|Sheerness]] Docks, Kent, for [[Spithead|Spithead]], Hampshire, where she took part in the [[Fleet_Review|Royal Fleet Review]] on 20th July<ref>Ship's log: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM%2053-59127/ADM%2053-59127-025_0.jpg</ref>.


=== Dardanelles Campaign ===
=== Dardanelles Campaign ===

Revision as of 08:56, 13 February 2011

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sapphire.
Pictured: sister ship HMS "Amethyst"
History
RN ensignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Sapphire
BuilderElswick Naval Works
Laid downJanuary 1903
CompletedMarch 1905
FateSold for scrap in 1920
General characteristics
Class and typeTopaze-class Protected Cruiser
Displacement3,000 tons
Length360 ft (110 m)
Beam40 ft (12 m)
Draught14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Propulsion9,800 horsepower
Speed22.3 knots (41 km/h)
Armamentlist error: <br /> list (help)
12 x QF 4 inch

8 x 3 pounder guns

4 × 18-inch (450-mm) torpedo tubes
Armour1 inch gun shields, 2 0.5 inch deck armour
NotesSometimes known as the Gem class. The ship had a crew of 296.

HMS Sapphire was a third-class protected cruiser of the Topaze class of the Royal Navy.

She was laid down in January 1904 at Palmer, Jarrow, she was completed in February 1905.[1]. She was powered by an inverted, triple expansion, 4 cylinder, surface condensing, coal-fired boiler. Her captains included: Captain H. C. Somerville R.N. and Captain P.W. Hill R.N.[2].

She carried a number of smaller craft including: 1 x 32ft steam cutter; 1 x 34ft sailing cutter; 2 x 30ft sailing cutter; 1 x 32ft galley; 2 x 27ft whalers; 2 x 16ft skiff dinghies; and 1 x 10ft balsa raft[3].

World War I

HMS "Sapphire" was commissioned on 2 July 1914 at Chatham Dock, Kent[4], before moving out into Kethole Reach, in the estuary of the Medway. On 16th July, "Sapphire" set sail from Sheerness Docks, Kent, for Spithead, Hampshire, where she took part in the Royal Fleet Review on 20th July[5].

Dardanelles Campaign

Mediterranean

East Indies

Post World War

References

  1. ^ Milford, Darren. "World War I Naval Combat". Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  2. ^ Ship's log: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM%2053-59127/ADM%2053-59127-004_1.jpg
  3. ^ Ship's log: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM%2053-59127/ADM%2053-59127-005_1.jpg
  4. ^ Ship's log: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM%2053-59127/ADM%2053-59127-006_0.jpg
  5. ^ Ship's log: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM%2053-59127/ADM%2053-59127-025_0.jpg
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