For other ships with the same name, see HMS Pyramus.
HMS Pyramus was a Pelorus-classprotected cruiser of the Royal Navy. There were eleven "Third class" protected cruisers in the class, which was designed by Sir William White. While well armed for their size, they were primarily workhorses for the overseas fleet on "police" duties and did not serve with the main battlefleet.
Commander Arthur Ernest Albert Grant - 2 August 1901
Notes
^"Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36903. London. 20 October 1902. p. 8.
^"Naval and Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36391. London. 1 March 1901. p. 11.
HMS Pyramus in 1914
References
World War I Naval Combat webpage
Miramar Ship Index listing
Imperial War Museum Book of the War at Sea 1914–1918.
Gardiner, Robert, ed. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. New York: Mayflower Books Inc., 1979. ISBN0-8317-0302-4.
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pyramus, 1897, other, ships, with, same, name, pyramus, pyramus, apelorus, class, protected, cruiser, royal, navy, there, were, eleven, third, class, protected, cruisers, class, which, designed, william, white, while, well, armed, their, size, they, were, prim. For other ships with the same name see HMS Pyramus HMS Pyramus was aPelorus class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy There were eleven Third class protected cruisers in the class which was designed by Sir William White While well armed for their size they were primarily workhorses for the overseas fleet on police duties and did not serve with the main battlefleet HMS Pyramus ca 1900 HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS PyramusBuilderPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company JarrowLaid downMay 1896Launched15 May 1897Completed1900FateSold for scrapping 21 April 1920General characteristicsClass and typePelorus class third class cruiserDisplacement2 135 tonsLength300 ft 91 m between perpendiculars 313 ft 6 in 95 55 m length overallBeam36 ft 6 in 11 1 m Draught16 ft 4 9 m Installed powerNatural draught 5 000 indicated horsepower 6 7 megawatts Forced draught 7 000 indicated horsepower 9 4 megawatts PropulsionTwo shafts three cylinder triple expansion steam engines 16 Reed water tube boilers 500 tons coalSpeedNatural draught 18 5 knots 34 25 km h maximum Forced draught 20 knots 37 km h maximum After several years of service average maximum speeds of class dropped to 16 to 17 knots 29 6 to 31 5 km h Complement224Armament8 QF 4 inch 102 mm guns 8 3 pounder 47 mm guns 3 machine guns 2 18 inch 450 mm torpedo tubes athwartshipsArmourDeck 1 5 to 2 inches 38 1 to 50 8 mm Gunshields 0 25 inch 6 35 mm Conning tower 3 inches 76 2 mm They displaced 2 135 tons had a crew complement of 224 men and were armed with eight QF 4 inch 102 mm 25 pounder guns eight 3 pounder guns three machine guns and two 18 inch 457 mm torpedo tubes With reciprocating triple expansion engines and a variety of boilers the top speed was 20 knots 37 km h HMS Pyramus was laid down at Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Jarrow in May 1896 and launched on 15 May 1897 She served in various colonial posts including in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1901 02 Commander Alfred Ernest Albert Grant was appointed in command on 2 August 1901 In October 1902 she was reported to be visiting Suda Bay at Crete 1 In 1914 she formed part of the escort for the New Zealand Force which occupied German Samoa now Samoa In July 1915 she was present at the Rufiji river delta action when the monitors HMS Severn and HMS Mersey destroyed the German cruiser SMS Konigsberg She was sold for scrap on 21 April 1920 Commanding officers EditCommander John Michael de Robeck in March 1901 2 Commander Arthur Ernest Albert Grant 2 August 1901Notes Edit Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36903 London 20 October 1902 p 8 Naval and Military intelligence The Times No 36391 London 1 March 1901 p 11 HMS Pyramus in 1914References EditWorld War I Naval Combat webpage Miramar Ship Index listing Imperial War Museum Book of the War at Sea 1914 1918 Gardiner Robert ed Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1860 1905 New York Mayflower Books Inc 1979 ISBN 0 8317 0302 4 Wikimedia Commons has media related to HMS Pyramus ship 1900 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Pyramus 1897 amp oldid 1130247280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
