HMS Mercury

HMS Mercury was one of two Iris-class despatch vessels, later redesignated as second class cruiser built for the Royal Navy during the 1870s. The two ships were the first all-steel warships in the Royal Navy.

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1878  Wikidata
Iris-class protected cruiser, protected cruiser, Pembroke Dockyard, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

• Dreadnought Project page^@
• The Victorian Royal Navy page^@
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1878-01-01T00:00:00Z

1878 HMS Mercury

1876-03-16T00:00:00Z

1876-03-16T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1879-09-01T00:00:00Z

1879-09-01T00:00:00Z

ship completed

1878-04-17T00:00:00Z

1878-04-17T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		The Victorian Royal Navy page@		Wikidata