The Apollo class were second-class protectedcruisers designed by Sir William White and built for the Royal Navy in the late 19th century. Twenty-one ships
were slightly enlarged copies of the Elswick Works' design for the protectedcruiser Giovanni Bausan. Etna, the lead ship of the class, was the only ship
Châteaurenault was a large protectedcruiser built for the French Navy in the late 1890s and early 1900s. She was intended to serve as a long-range commerce
protective belt and deck. Prior to this smaller cruisers had been of the protectedcruiser model, possessing armored decks only. While lighter and smaller than
Whitworth, United Kingdom Protectedcruiser 2,920 8 January 1895 1 April 1912; Scrapped Saien Stettiner Vulcan AG Germany Protectedcruiser 2,440 16 March 1895