HMS Amphitrite (1898)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Amphitrite.
HMS Amphitrite was a ship of the Diadem-class of protected cruisers in the Royal Navy, which served in the First World War.
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HMS Amphitrite in dazzle camouflage in 1918 after conversion to minelayer. | |
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Name | HMS Amphitrite |
Builder | Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Ltd, Barrow in Furness |
Laid down | 8 December 1896 |
Launched | 5 July 1898 |
Christened | Mrs. Vickers |
Reclassified | Minelayer in 1917 |
Fate | Sold 12 April 1920 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 11,000 tons |
Length | 435 ft (133 m) (462 ft 6 in (140.97 m) o/a) |
Beam | 69 ft (21 m) |
Draught | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
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Speed | 20–20.5 kn (37.0–38.0 km/h; 23.0–23.6 mph) |
Complement | 760 |
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