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The Mersey-class cruiser was a class of second class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy commissioned in the late 1880s. They were the first cruisers that
Mersey-class_cruiser
Cruiser of the Royal Navy
HMS Mersey was a Mersey-class second class protected cruiser. She was launched in 1885, but had a relatively mundane career and was sold for breaking in
HMS_Mersey_(1885)
1887 class of British armored cruisers
The Orlando class was a seven-ship class of Royal Navy armoured cruisers completed between 1888 and 1889. On 2 December 1884, the Secretary to the Admiralty
Orlando-class_cruiser
1882 class of British protected cruisers
The Leander class was a four-ship cruiser programme ordered by the Admiralty in 1880. The class comprised HMS Leander, HMS Phaeton, HMS Amphion, and HMS Arethusa
Leander-class_cruiser_(1882)
British naval ship class (1889–1920)
The Marathon-class cruiser was a class of second class cruiser of the Royal Navy ordered under the naval programme of 1887. The class was a smaller version
Marathon-class_cruiser
Type of large warship
A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can
Cruiser
List of ships with the same or similar names
1852. HMS Mersey (1858) was a wooden screw frigate launched in 1858 and sold in 1875. HMS Mersey (1885) was a Mersey-class protected cruiser launched in
HMS_Mersey
Royal Navy's Warrior-class of four armoured cruisers
The Warrior class consisted of four armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. After commissioning, all four
Warrior-class_cruiser
British cruiser, 1885–1947
HMS Thames was a Mersey-class protected cruiser built for the Royal Navy (RN) in the 1880s. The ship was placed in reserve upon her completion in 1888
HMS_Thames_(1885)
Type of naval warship
Following the Leander class, the next small cruisers designed for the Royal Navy were the Mersey class of 1883. Derived from the previous class, these were also
Protected_cruiser
Surprise class third class cruiser, 1,700 tons, 4 × 5 in Surprise (1885) – Sold 1919 Alacrity (1885) – Sold 1913 Mersey class second class cruiser, 4,050
List of cruiser classes of the Royal Navy
List_of_cruiser_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy
Emerald-class cruiser Leander-class cruiser[page needed] Arethusa-class cruiser Town-class cruiser Dido-class cruiser[page needed] Fiji-class cruiser[page needed]
List of classes of British ships of World War II
List_of_classes_of_British_ships_of_World_War_II
Class of 1900s German light cruisers
The Königsberg class was a group of four light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy. The class comprised four vessels: SMS Königsberg, the lead
Königsberg-class cruiser (1905)
Königsberg-class_cruiser_(1905)
Officer training to the South African Navy
the Air Force Gymnasium and the Army Gymnasium HMS Thames was a Mersey-class cruiser launched in 1885 for the Royal Navy. Thomas Benjamin Frederick Davis
South_African_Naval_College
1914 class of British monitors
their speed from a projected twelve knots to under four. The class comprised Humber, Mersey and Severn. All three were taken over by the Royal Navy shortly
Humber-class_monitor
List of ships with the same or similar names
renamed HMS Jupiter, before being sold in 1883. HMS Forth (1886) was a Mersey-class cruiser launched in 1886. She was to have been renamed HMS Howard in 1920
HMS_Forth
HMS Mersey was a Humber-class monitor of the Royal Navy. Originally built by Vickers for the Brazilian Navy and christened Madeira, she was purchased
HMS_Mersey_(1914)
Type of cruiser in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
next class of small cruisers in the Royal Navy, the Mersey class, were protected cruisers, but the Royal Navy then returned to the armored cruiser with
Armored_cruiser
Naval gun
laid down 1885 Orlando-class cruiser laid down 1885 HMS Bellerophon as re-gunned in 1885 Mersey-class cruiser of 1885 Conqueror-class ironclad turret ships
BL_6-inch_Mk_II–VI_naval_gun
Warrior-class armoured cruiser for the Royal Navy
Cochrane was a Warrior-class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She served in the 2nd Cruiser Squadron during
HMS_Cochrane_(1905)
Lead ship of the Naniwa class of Japanese cruisers
pioneering Chilean protected cruiser Esmeralda (later purchased by the IJN and renamed Izumi) and the Royal Navy's equivalent Mersey-class ships. When completed
Japanese_cruiser_Naniwa
Leander-class cruiser
HMNZS Achilles was a Leander-class light cruiser, the second of five in the class. She served in the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War. She
HMNZS_Achilles
Light cruiser
HMS Birkenhead was one of two Town-class light cruisers originally ordered for the Greek Navy in 1914. She was to be named Antinavarchos Kountouriotis
HMS_Birkenhead_(1915)
Protected cruiser
The Chilean cruiser Esmeralda was the first protected cruiser, a ship type named for the arched armored deck that protected vital areas like propulsion
Chilean cruiser Esmeralda (1883)
Chilean_cruiser_Esmeralda_(1883)
Dido class light cruiser
HMS Dido was the name ship of her class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy. Constructed by Cammell Laird Shipyard of Birkenhead, United Kingdom, she
HMS_Dido_(37)
British Navy warship
delta in German East Africa where she and Mersey then assisted in the destruction of the German light cruiser Königsberg. She continued to serve on the
HMS_Severn_(1914)
Leander-class light cruiser (1933–1978)
INS Delhi was a Leander-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy in 1933 as HMS Achilles, and commissioned into the New Zealand Division of the Royal
INS_Delhi_(C74)
Royal Navy C-class light cruiser
Caledon was a C-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was the name ship of the Caledon sub-class of the C class. She survived
HMS_Caledon_(D53)
Royal Navy C-class light cruiser
HMS Capetown was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, named after the South African city of Cape Town. So far she has been the only ship of the
HMS_Capetown
Cruiser of the Royal Navy
HMS Charybdis was a Dido-class cruiser built for the Royal Navy and was sunk with severe loss of life by German torpedo boats in an action in the English
HMS_Charybdis_(88)
Pelorus-class cruiser
Pyramus was a Pelorus-class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy. There were eleven "Third class" protected cruisers in the class, which was designed by
HMS_Pyramus_(1897)
first-class, 120 second-class, and 580 third-class passengers in commercial use, she was designed so that she could be converted into an auxiliary cruiser for
Spanish_cruiser_Rapido
Royal Navy C-class light cruiser
HMS Caroline is a decommissioned C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that was the lead ship of her sub-class. Completed in 1914, she saw combat service
HMS_Caroline_(1914)
Light cruiser
HMS Chester was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, one of two ships forming the Birkenhead subtype. Along with sister ship, Birkenhead, she
HMS_Chester_(1915)
Town-class light cruiser of Royal Australian Navy
HMAS Melbourne was a Town class light cruiser operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The ship was laid down by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead in England
HMAS_Melbourne_(1912)
Ship, 1886
HMS Warspite was an Imperieuse-class first-class armoured cruiser, launched on 29 January 1884 and commissioned in 1886. Morris states that Warspite had
HMS_Warspite_(1884)
Light cruiser of the German Imperial Navy
Königsberg ("His Majesty's Ship Königsberg") was the lead ship of her class of light cruisers built by the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). Named after
SMS_Königsberg_(1905)
Naval gun
HMS Bellerophon as re-gunned in 1885 Mk IV were 30-calibres guns mounted in : Mersey-class cruisers of 1885 Mk VI were 30 calibres guns mounted in : Indian monitors
BL 8-inch Mk I – VII naval gun
BL_8-inch_Mk_I_–_VII_naval_gun
Royal Navy C-class light cruiser
HMS Cairo (D87) was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, named after the Egyptian capital, Cairo. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal
HMS_Cairo
Town-class cruiser
after the port city of Liverpool in north-west England, was a Town-class cruiser of the Royal Navy in service from 1938 to 1952. During the Second World
HMS_Liverpool_(C11)
Japanese Naniwa-class protected cruiser
pioneering Chilean protected cruiser Esmeralda (later purchased by the IJN and renamed Izumi) and the Royal Navy's equivalent Mersey-class ships. When completed
Japanese_cruiser_Takachiho
Topaze-class cruiser
Topaze-class protected or third-class cruiser which served in the Royal Navy during the First World War. The vessel was the lead ship of the class, also
HMS_Topaze_(1903)
Royal Navy C-class light cruiser
Constance was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that saw service in World War I. She was part of the Cambrian group of the C class. Constance was
HMS_Constance_(1915)
Pathfinder-class cruiser
HMS Patrol was one of two Pathfinder-class scout cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The ship was in reserve for
HMS_Patrol
German naval officer
Looff commanded the cruiser SMS Königsberg during the Battle of Rufiji Delta before it was sunk by two Royal Navy monitors, HMS Mersey and Severn on 11 July
Max_Looff
Royal Navy C-class light cruiser
HMS Castor was one of the Cambrian subclass of the C class of light cruisers. She saw service during the First World War and the Russian Civil War. Design
HMS_Castor_(1915)
plans were made. Severn and Mersey were diverted on 28 April to East Africa, where they were to bombard the light cruiser Königsberg which was holed up
HMS_Humber_(1914)
1909 Town-class light cruiser
Liverpool was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy commissioned in 1909. Named for the port city of Liverpool, the cruiser served continuously
HMS_Liverpool_(1909)
Cruiser of the Royal Navy
HMS Argonaut was a Dido-class cruiser of the British Royal Navy which saw active service during the Second World War. Constructed at the Cammell Laird
HMS_Argonaut_(61)
Type of warship
1995 the older guided-missile cruisers and destroyers were replaced by the Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. One of the most
Frigate
Stockton". Northern Echo. No. 4714. Darlington. 2 April 1885. "Launch of the Mersey". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. May 1885. pp. 37–38. "Launch at Carrickfergus"
List_of_ship_launches_in_1885
The Times. No. 35067. London. 7 December 1896. p. 12. "Condor class at battleships-cruisers.co.uk". Retrieved 30 August 2008. "Naval & Military intelligence
List of ships built by Cammell Laird
List_of_ships_built_by_Cammell_Laird
Lead ship of the Pathfinder class of scout cruisers
HMS Pathfinder was the lead ship of her class of two British scout cruisers, and was the first ship ever to be sunk by a self-propelled torpedo fired
HMS_Pathfinder_(1904)
Secretary Winston Churchill sent in troops and positioned the cruiser HMS Antrim in the Mersey. Organized labour portal Great Unrest Davies, Sam (1 October
1911 Liverpool general transport strike
1911_Liverpool_general_transport_strike
same or similar classes. The use of Cruiser Squadrons died out as the number of such ships decreased following World War II. 1st Cruiser Squadron-1939 Mediterranean
List of squadrons and flotillas of the Royal Navy
List_of_squadrons_and_flotillas_of_the_Royal_Navy
Class of corvettes of the Russian Navy
The Steregushchiy class (Russian: Стерегущий, lit. 'Guarding'), Russian designation Project 20380, is a class of corvettes being built for the Russian
Steregushchiy-class_corvette
Small warship
the smallest class of vessel considered to be rated a warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically
Corvette
List of ships with the same or similar names
and sank at her moorings in 1863. HMS Thames (1885) was a Mersey-class second-class cruiser launched in 1885. She was converted to a depot ship in 1903
HMS_Thames
Defunct British railway locomotive and carriage builder
London Underground R47 Stock London Underground T Stock LMS/BR Wirral & Mersey Class 503 In the years before 1963, the company had built an extensive number
Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
Birmingham_Railway_Carriage_and_Wagon_Company
1971 Churchill-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Royal Navy
nuclear-powered submarine to have engaged an enemy ship with torpedoes, sinking the cruiser General Belgrano during the 1982 Falklands War. Conqueror was ordered on
HMS_Conqueror_(S48)
Cruiser of the Royal Navy
a Devonshire-class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She was assigned to the 1st Cruiser Squadron of the
HMS_Antrim_(1903)
RNLB Freddie Cooper (ON 1193), a Mersey-class fast carriage lifeboat. was the All-weather lifeboat formerly on station in the town of Aldeburgh in the
RNLB_Freddie_Cooper
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Severn (1885) was a Mersey-class protected cruiser launched in 1885 and sold in 1905. The seventh HMS Severn (1914) was a Humber-class monitor, launched
HMS_Severn
The Times. No. 31818. London. 22 July 1886. col. A-B, p. 5. "New Italian Cruiser". Daily News. No. 12555. London. 7 July 1886. "Launch of a Fishing Smack
List_of_ship_launches_in_1886
Officer in the US Navy, and later the Confederate States Navy
Captain Paynter of HMS Donegal on November 6, 1865, in mid-river on the River Mersey at Liverpool. The banner was lowered in front of the crew and of a Royal
James_Iredell_Waddell
British transatlantic liner
on the route from Liverpool to New York. Requisitioned as an auxiliary cruiser in World War I, Cedric carried out patrol missions until 1916, but her
RMS_Cedric
Bramble-class gunboat of the Royal Navy
Delta to fight the German cruiser SMS Königsberg, but the Admiralty modified its plans by also sending the monitors HMS Mersey and HMS Severn through the
HMS_Thistle_(1899)
(Parchim class) Volgodonsk (Buyan class) (Alligator class) (Ropucha class) (Ivan Gren class) (Zubr class) (Serna class) (Dyugon class) (Ondatra class) (Project
List of active Russian Navy ships
List_of_active_Russian_Navy_ships
1914 Anglo-German naval battle during WWI
Rufiji River in German East Africa, the German cruiser SMS Königsberg learned that a British cruiser, HMS Pegasus, which had been part of the Royal Navy's
Battle_of_Zanzibar
Steam ocean liner
with cruiser windows, somewhat resembling the Adriatic of 1907. Her interior was designed for comfort. She had berths for 594 passengers in cabin class, 406
SS_Laurentic_(1927)
Early 20th century transatlantic liner
career was disturbed by a few incidents. A collision occurred on the River Mersey with the steamer Heathmore on 15 April 1903. The liner came out of the incident
RMS_Celtic
Type of warship
The Royal Navy also made extensive use of the Bermuda sloop, both as a cruiser against French privateers, slave ships and smugglers, and also as dispatch
Sloop-of-war
The list of naval ship classes in service includes all combatant surface classes in service currently with navies or armed forces and auxiliaries in the
List of naval ship classes in service
List_of_naval_ship_classes_in_service
Class of frigates built for the Royal Navy
County-class heavy cruisers, while Monmouth, Lancaster, Kent and Argyll revived names carried by First World War-era Monmouth-class armoured cruisers. This use
Type_23_frigate
2009 Royal Navy destroyer class
names, Dauntless and Dragon, were most recently carried by D-class (or Danae-) light cruisers of 1918, which served until 1945. In December 2020, the Minister
Type_45_destroyer
1918 Royal Navy blockade of the Belgian port of Zeebrugge during WWI
the Zeebrugge Mole: HMS Vindictive (Arrogant-class cruiser), SS Royal Daffodil and Iris II (converted Mersey ferries) Blockships for the Bruges Canal: HMS Thetis
Zeebrugge_Raid
RNLI Lifeboat station in Norfolk, UK
and beachgoing. A D-class (RFD PB16) Inshore lifeboat (D-11) was placed at Wells in 1963. Over 18 and 19 May 1963, the cabin cruiser Seamu had run aground
Wells-next-the-Sea Lifeboat Station
Wells-next-the-Sea_Lifeboat_Station
frigates and corvettes as "cruisers") are listed below. The term "frigate" was resuscitated in World War II and subsequent classes are listed at the end of
List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy
List_of_frigate_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy
Amphibious warfare ship of the Royal Navy
ship that was built in 1908, requisitioned in 1914 as the armed merchant cruiser HMS Hilary, and sunk in 1917 by a u-boat. Cammell, Laird and Company built
HMS_Hilary_(1940)
later. Throughout the First World War Victorian was an armed merchant cruiser (AMC). In 1918 she also carried cargo and troops. In 1920, she returned
RMS_Victorian
Capital of Bagamoyo, Pwani, Tanzania
that included Vengeance, the protected cruiser Challenger, the monitors Severn and Mersey, the armed merchant cruiser Himalaya, and several auxiliary ships
Bagamoyo
"History - Royal Mersey Yacht Club". royalmersey-yc.co.uk. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2025. "seaview mermaid solent keelboat: class notes page"
List of keelboat classes designed before 1970
List_of_keelboat_classes_designed_before_1970
British ocean liner (in service 1914–1950)
War broke out, during which she was first converted into an auxiliary cruiser before being used as a troop transport and a hospital ship, notably as
RMS_Aquitania
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
Harwich for live fire and night manoeuvres. During these exercises the cruiser Attentive rammed and sank the destroyer HMS Gala, then damaged the destroyer
HMS_Arun_(1903)
2019 River-class offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Navy
Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel for the Royal Navy. Named after the River Medway in Kent, she was the second Batch 2 River-class vessel to be
HMS_Medway_(P223)
Historical class of ships in British Navy
The Hawthorn M (or Mansfield) Class were a class of two destroyers built for the Royal Navy under the pre-war 1913-14 Programme for World War I service
Hawthorn_M-class_destroyer
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
Chesneau give a capacity of 30 or 60 charges. The cruiser Carlisle, the fleet destroyer Lance and the Hunt-class destroyers Avon Vale, Eridge, Heythrop, Beaufort
HMS_Beaufort_(L14)
Submarine of the Royal Navy
Malacca, described as probably a coaster. On 9 May 1945 the Japanese heavy cruiser Haguro and the Japanese destroyer Kamikaze left Singapore for a transport
HMS_Statesman
removed from the Edgar-class and the Mk X turrets held in stock for the Drake-class and Cressy-class cruisers. The M29-class monitors were five ships
List of monitors of the Royal Navy
List_of_monitors_of_the_Royal_Navy
Submarine of the Royal Navy
as tow for the midget submarine XE-3, when XE-3 attacked the Japanese cruiser Takao in Singapore Harbour in Operation Struggle. HMS Stygian, Uboat.net
HMS_Stygian
Ocean liner known for rescuing survivors of RMS Titanic
She underwent her sea trials on a voyage from the River Tyne to the River Mersey between 22 and 25 April 1903. At the time of her launch, she was described
RMS_Carpathia
UK passenger ship and WW2 naval ship
Yangon) via the Suez Canal. In 1939 she was converted into an armed merchant cruiser, and commissioned as HMS Worcestershire (F 29). In 1941 she survived being
HMS_Worcestershire
Class of ocean liners built 1901–1905
Montreal was taken in tow but sank the next day 14 miles (23 km) from the Mersey Bar lightvessel. On 30 September 1923, Cedric collided with RMS Scythia
Big_Four_(White_Star_Line)
Colossus-class aircraft carrier
she was deployed in a task force north of the Falkland Islands, with the cruiser ARA General Belgrano to the south. The British had assigned HMS Splendid (S106)
ARA_Veinticinco_de_Mayo_(V-2)
World War I maritime disaster
Lusitania "carried contraband of war" and also because she "was classed as an auxiliary cruiser" Germany had had a right to destroy her regardless of any passengers
Sinking_of_RMS_Lusitania
River in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
The River Irwell (/ˈɜːrwɛl/ UR-wel) is a tributary of the River Mersey in north-west England. It rises at Irwell Springs on Deerplay Moor, approximately
River_Irwell
Royal Navy captain
the coffin through the streets of the city to the Pier Head, by the River Mersey, where it was embarked aboard the destroyer Hesperus, for a burial at sea
Frederic_John_Walker
Submarine of the Royal Navy
German submarine U-566. Perhaps her most important targets were the German cruiser Prinz Eugen and Admiral Scheer, which she sighted off Norway on 23 February
HMS_Trident_(N52)
on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2009. "Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk website - Acheron Class". Retrieved 11 November 2009. ""Arrowsmith" List: Royal
HMS_Lapwing_(1911)
Large, traditionally rigged sailing vessel
definitions have to do with rigging: class A is for square sail rigged ships, class B is for "traditionally rigged" ships, class C is for "modern rigged" vessels
Tall_ship
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