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The mostly forgotten Eclipse-class were nine protected cruisers, second-class, built for the Royal Navy 1893-98, still active in #WWI, discarded 1919-1926. https://t.co/GhQmCjgXL6 #protectedcruiser #royalnavy #rncruiser #hmseclipse #hmstalbot #hmsdiana #hmsdido #hmsminerva
#frithjof was a small protected cruiser for coastal defence launched at Horten in 1895, considered a 1st class gunboat in the #norwegiannavy. From 1908 a cadet TS, until 1929. https://t.co/WLTzIzoIkS #sjøforsvaret #protectedcruiser #kalmarunion #ww1
Now, the answer to HMS Vulcan, "La Foudre" (Lightining), a cruiser with gantries to handle eight torpedo boats, and later one of the first seaplane carriers. Happy easter ! https://t.co/VhucQYJMtF #marinenationale #frenchnavy #lafoudre #protectedcruiser #seaplanetender
The Alger class were three protected cruisers with significant differences between them, following the theories of the Jeune École as long-range commerce raiders. https://t.co/EoJE4UQ7fW #ww1 #frenchnavy #marinenationale #protectedcruiser #frenchcruiser
HNoMS Viking, built in Horten, 1891, was the Norwegian navy's first protected cruiser, modernized in 1904-06, stricken in 1920 but later converted as an hospital ship in 1924... https://t.co/C7DUPprrGA #norwegiannavy #sjøforsvaret #protectedcruiser #gunboat
NRP Adamastor was a small unprotected cruiser of the #PortugueseNavy initially planned in 1890, funded later by public susbcription, built at Livorno 1895-1897, active until 1933. First of a new series. https://t.co/6PX8aRSErR #ww1 #adamastor #protectedcruiser #portugalnavy
The Friant class were three protected cruisers ordered as part of a naval construction program to remedy a French chronic deficiency in cruisers revealed in training by the 1880s... https://t.co/aaNtLEtyeU #marinenationale #frenchnavy #protectedcruiser #frenchcruiser
The Troude class were three light protected cruisers built in the 1880s for the Marine Nationale: #Troude, #Lalande and #Cosmao from Bordeaux. Only Cosmao took part in #WWI. https://t.co/44fXoz1AWZ #marinenationale #frenchnavy #protectedcruiser #firstworldwar #emilebertin
Suchet was a protected cruiser ordered under Admiral Théophile Aube of jeune ecole fame, Minister of Marine at the time. She served in the Med. Western and Eastern divisions, and Atlantic squadron. https://t.co/fxdY7mP2GA #marinenationale #frenchnavy #protectedcruiser #suchet
The Iris class Cruiser were an important milestone in the development of the type in the Royal Navy. The Iris class were the first British all-steel warships. Initially classed as “despatch vessels”. #royalnavy https://t.co/nU3dbYhWwb #hmsiris #hmsmercury #protectedcruiser
#Davout was a #protectedcruiser of completely new and modern type built between 1887 and 1890, ordered under Admiral Aube of Jeune Ecole fame. Stricken 1910, BU 1913, a year before #WWI broke out. https://t.co/Y6cWYeQimy #frenchnavy #marinenationale
Dogali was a protected cruiser built for the Regia Marina in Britain, and first warship equipped with triple-expansion engines (originally ordered by the Greek Navy as Salamis). Discarded 1914. https://t.co/1fZE91rjlL #regiamarina #italiannavy #dogali #protectedcruiser
Amiral Cécille was the third protected cruiser built in France, with a blend of inspirations and features coming from Sfax and Tage. She had a dual role, commerce raider in wartime, station cruiser in peace... https://t.co/B0sZFf1rQD #marinenationale #frenchnavy #protectedcruiser
Tage was a second French masted protected cruiser, an evolution of Sfax, with a dual role of commerce raider in wartime and station cruiser in colonies. Launched 1886, stricken 1907. https://t.co/hl52z3bfHg #ww1 #tage #protectedcruiser #frenchnavy #marinenationale
Sfax was the first Protected Cruiser of the French Marine Nationale, designed by Bertin, and integrating cellular protection in addition to her armored deck. She was in reserve in 1902, sold in 1906. https://t.co/yLcQPvF1m8 #frenchnavy #marinenationale #protectedcruiser #sfax
The New Orleans class were two protected cruisers initially built in Britain at Elwick Yard for the Brazilian Navy and repurchased by the US before the war of 1898 https://t.co/e5RngPhwtA #usnavy #neworleans #albany #protectedcruiser #1898war #hispanoamericanwar
Week End Update ! The Columbia-class were two US protected cruisers started in 1890 and 1891 at Cramp, an interesting take on the concept of commerce raiders, but obsolete from 1907 https://t.co/2wh4vB2AWa #usnavy #unitedstatesnavy #usscolumbia #ussminneapolis #protectedcruiser
Cincinatti class cruisers (1890): Two small protected cruisers built for the #USN in 1889-94, C7 and C8 and preceded. Took part in the Span-Am war in 1898, East Asia Sqn. #WWI, decommissioned 1919 and BU 1921.
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USS San Francisco (C-5) was a steel armour protected cruiser built in 1888-90 for the #USN, later a minelayer and renamed USS Tahoe and then Yosemite until decommissioned in 1921, BU 1939 https://t.co/IwpSbQf64w #protectedcruiser #usssanfrancisco #spanamwar #usstaohe #ussyosemite
Authorized in 1887, USS Philadelphia was a post-ABCD protected cruiser, rigged as three-mast schooner, without head gear and generally similar to the USS Baltimore, based on british plans, com. 1890. https://t.co/hB8Yz8RSC8 #1898war #usnavy #ussphiladelphia #protectedcruiser
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