TERRIBLE.
(Completed 1898.)
This is the largest protected cruiser in the British Navy. She displaces 14,200 tons, and can steam at 22 knots. Her armament consists of two 9·2-in., sixteen 6-in., and many smaller guns, with four torpedo tubes. Over engines and boilers there is a steel deck 6-in. thick. Coal capacity, 3,000 tons. Complement, 840 officers and men. Cost complete, £708,000.
DIADEM CLASS.
(Completed 1899-1902.)
DIADEM.
NIOBE.
AMPHITRITE.
ARIADNE.
EUROPA.
ANDROMEDA.
ARGONAUT.
SPARTIATE.
Protected cruisers of 11,000 tons and 201⁄2 knots speed, armed with sixteen 6-in. and twelve 12-pounder quick-firing guns, with two torpedo tubes. Engines and boilers are protected by a 4-in. steel deck. Coal capacity, 2,000 tons. Complement, 677 officers and men. Cost, about £550,000. The Niobe is now a unit of the Canadian Navy.
MELBOURNE CLASS.
(Completed 1913.)
MELBOURNE.
SYDNEY.
These are protected cruisers belonging to the Australian Navy. They displace 5,600 tons, are 430 ft. long, and have a speed of 251⁄2 knots. The armament consists of eight 6-in. and some small quick-firers, with two submerged torpedo tubes.
The coal capacity is 1,000 tons. A complement of 400 officers and men is carried. They each cost complete about £350,000.