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HMS Royal Arthur (1891)
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HMS Royal Arthur was a first class cruiser of the Edgar class
, previously named Centaur, but renamed in 1890 prior to launching. Royal Arthur, and her sister ship Crescent
, were built to a slightly modified design and are sometimes considered a separate class. She was built at Portsmouth and launched on 26 February 1891.
She served as the flagship of the Australian Squadron
from 1897 to 1904. In that role she provided escort for the Royal Yacht Ophir
carrying the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (the future King George V
and Queen Mary
) to Australia to open the new Federal Parliament in 1901.
She later served in the First World War, and was sold in August 1921 for breaking up in Germany.
Edgar class cruiser
The Edgar-class was a nine-ship class of protected cruiser built around 1891 for the Royal Navy.-Design:Crescent and Royal Arthur were built to a slightly modified design with a raised forecastle and a pair of 6 inch guns replacing the forward 9.2 inch gun, and are sometimes considered a...
, previously named Centaur, but renamed in 1890 prior to launching. Royal Arthur, and her sister ship Crescent
HMS Crescent (1892)
HMS Crescent was a first class cruiser of the Edgar class. Crescent, and her sister ship Royal Arthur, were built to a slightly modified design and are sometimes considered a separate class. She was built at Portsmouth and launched on 30 March 1892. As at 11 January 1895 she was leaving Australia...
, were built to a slightly modified design and are sometimes considered a separate class. She was built at Portsmouth and launched on 26 February 1891.
She served as the flagship of the Australian Squadron
Australian Squadron
The Australian Squadron was the name given to the British naval force assigned to the Australia Station from 1859 to 1911.The Squadron was initially a small force of Royal Navy warships based in Sydney, and although intended to protect the colonies of Australia and New Zealand, the ships were...
from 1897 to 1904. In that role she provided escort for the Royal Yacht Ophir
SS Ophir
The SS Ophir was a British steel twin-screw ocean liner owned by the Orient Steamship Co. of London, which was employed on the company's London/Aden/Colombo/Australia service from the 1890s until 1915 when she was requisitioned by the Admiralty and saw three years' service as an armed merchant...
carrying the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (the future King George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
and Queen Mary
Mary of Teck
Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....
) to Australia to open the new Federal Parliament in 1901.
She later served in the First World War, and was sold in August 1921 for breaking up in Germany.