HMS Amethyst (1903)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Amethyst |
| Builder | Elswick Naval Works, Armstrong Whitworth & Co |
| Yard number | 735 |
| Laid down | January 1903 |
| Launched | 5 November 1903 |
| Completed | 17 March 1905 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap in 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Topaze-class protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 3,000 tons |
| Length | 360 ft (109.7 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
| Installed power | 12,000 hp (8,900 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h) |
| Complement | 296 |
| Armament |
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| Armour | 1-inch gun shields, ½-inch to 2-inch deck armour |
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HMS Amethyst was a third-class protected cruiser of the Topaze class of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1903, served during World War I at the Dardanelles and Gallipoli, in the Mediterranean and the South Atlantic. She was sold for scrap in 1920.