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On Tuesday, 8th January 1918, ''Sapphire'' arrived at [[Aden|Aden]] where Commander W. F. Sells CMG RN joined from HMS ''Minto'' and took over command<ref>Ship's log: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM%2053-59141/ADM%2053-59141-007_0.jpg</ref>. |
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Revision as of 17:54, 18 February 2011
_IWM_Q_038114.jpg) Pictured: sister ship HMS "Amethyst"
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Sapphire |
| Builder | Palmer Naval Works, Jarrow |
| Laid down | January 1903 |
| Completed | March 1905 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap in 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Topaze-class Protected Cruiser |
| Displacement | 3,000 tons |
| Length | 360 ft (110 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
| Propulsion | 9,800 horsepower |
| Speed | 22.3 knots (41 km/h) |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 12 x QF 4 inch 8 x 3 pounder guns |
| Armour | 1 inch gun shields, 2 0.5 inch deck armour |
| Notes | Sometimes 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], before returning to Sheerness, where she moored with her sister ship, HMS "Diamond"[6].
Dardanelles Campaign
Mediterranean
East Indies
On Tuesday, 8th January 1918, Sapphire arrived at Aden where Commander W. F. Sells CMG RN joined from HMS Minto and took over command[7].
Post World War
References
- ^ Ship's log: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM%2053-59127/ADM%2053-59127-004_1.jpg
- ^ Ship's log: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM%2053-59127/ADM%2053-59127-005_1.jpg
- ^ Ship's log: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM%2053-59127/ADM%2053-59127-006_0.jpg
- ^ Ship's log: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM%2053-59127/ADM%2053-59127-025_0.jpg
- ^ Ship's log: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM%2053-59127/ADM%2053-59127-030_1.jpg
- ^ Ship's log: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM%2053-59141/ADM%2053-59141-007_0.jpg
