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The first-class protected cruiser HMS Theseus (1892).
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| First-class protected cruiser HMS Theseus (1892). |
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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: N1034 |
| Description: The 7,350-ton first-class protected cruiser HMS 'Theseus' (1892) was built at the Thames Ironworks in Blackwall. She saw service as a tender to HMS 'Cambridge' from 1905 to 1913 and then joined the Queenstown Training Squadron in February 1913. She joined the 10th Cruiser Squadron during 1914 after which she was rearmed and sent to the Dardanelles. She returned from service in the Mediterranean in 1916 and was sent to the White Sea. In 1918 she was stationed as a depot ship in the Aegean and later in 1919 in the Black Sea, returning home in 1920. She was sold and scrapped in 1921. |
| Creator: Unknown |
| Date: 1897 |
| Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London | |
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