HMS Topaze

HMS Topaze was a Topaze-class protected or third-class cruiser which served in the Royal Navy during the First World War. The vessel was the lead ship of the class, also known as the Gem class, which had a more powerful armament and were faster than preceding protected cruisers. Launched on 23 June 1904, Topaze joined the Channel Fleet and often acted as a flotilla leader for the destroyers of the Navy. At the beginning of the First World War, the cruiser operated with the Fifth Battle Squadron, but was transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1915. There, the cruiser operated with ships of the Italian Regia Marina to enforce the blockade on Albania and to escort ships carrying Italian troops and supplies across the Adriatic Sea. Topaze escorted shipping in the Indian Ocean and captured the Ottoman Army garrison on the island of Kamaran in 1917, but returned to the Mediterranean before the end of the year. After the Armistice in 1918, the cruiser returned to the United Kingdom and was decommissioned on 7 October 1919.

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speed 21.7 knot, 
Topaze-class protected cruiser, protected cruiser, Royal Navy, 

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1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

World War I

1902-08-14T00:00:00Z

1902-08-14T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1904-12-06T00:00:00Z

1904-12-06T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1919-10-07T00:00:00Z

1919-10-07T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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