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Amethyst, 1903
Type: Light Cruiser ; Armament 12 x 4"; 8 x 3 pdr.
Launched : 1903 ;
Disposal date or year : 1920
Displacement: 3000 tons
Notes:
5 Aug 1914 left Harwich with two submarines and a T.B.D. - see p. 132 www.naval-review.org/issues/1917.pdf.
Oct 1914 - Jan 1915 refitting in Portsmouth dockyard - retubing of boilers.
18 Jan 1915 commissioned ; adjusted and swung compasses the following day, followed by full power trials - see p 85 www.naval-review.org/issues/1916-1.pdf.
24 Jan 1915 arrived Gibraltar.
3 Feb 1915 left Gibraltar for Malta with submarine B6 in tow.
7 Feb 1915 Canopus overtook and passed us, en route for Malta.
8 Feb 1915 arrived Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta.
15 Feb 1915 departed Malta for Skyros with B6 in tow.
18 Feb 1915 arrived Port Trebuki.
19 Feb 1915 arrived at a rendezvous off Cape Helles.
21 Feb 1915 coaled ship and ordered to proceed to the Gulf of Xeros on patrol.
14 Mar 1915 when supporting the mine-sweepers near Kephez Point was struck by a shell which exploded in the stokers' bath room and on the mess deck at 12.20 a.m., causing about 60 casualties - see p 115 www.naval-review.org/issues/1916-1.pdf and p. 721-> www.naval-review.org/issues/1923-4.pdf.