Kingstown, HMS Pelorus 1897
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39312
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The seven ships of the Pelorus class were completed between 1897 and 1900. When built they were rated as first-class cruisers; however, they were under-gunned, mounting only 8 x 4-inch, 8 x 3-pdrs and 2 x 14-inch torpedo tubes, and their deck armour was only two inches thick. From the numbering system used by the Frith archive, it appears that this picture was taken on the same visit to Kingstown as photograph No 31311. If that is correct, then this ship is either the 'Pegasus' or the 'Prosperine', as the other four vessels in the class were still building.
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