HMS Sapphire (1904)
_IWM_Q_038114.jpg) Pictured sister ship HMS "Amethyst"
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Amethyst |
| Builder | Elswick Naval Works |
| 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]