HMS Sapphire (1904)
Sapphire's sister ship, Amethyst at anchor | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Sapphire |
| Namesake | Sapphire |
| Builder | Palmers, Jarrow |
| Laid down | January 1903 |
| Launched | 17 March 1904 |
| Completed | February 1905 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Topaze-class protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 3,000 long tons (3,000 t) |
| Length | 360 ft (109.7 m) (p/p) |
| Beam | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
| Draught | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
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| Propulsion | 2 Shafts, 2 triple-expansion steam engines |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Range | 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 318 |
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HMS Sapphire was a Topaze-class protected cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She saw active service in World War I and was sold for scrap in 1921.