HMS Prosperine

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Proserpine, 1896
Type: Light Cruiser ; Armament 8 x 4" ; 8 x 3 pdr
Launched : 1896 ; Disposal date or year : 1919
Displacement: 2135 tons
Machinery notes: 5,000 ND ; 7,000 FD
Notes:

11 Dec 1899 arrived Barbados.

27 Dec 1899 Proceeds to St Lucia and from there to the Leeward Islands.

Aug 1914 Attached to Eighth Battle Squadron, The Nore. Tender to Cornwallis.

1917-> service on the Red Sea Patrol - see p. 49 and 55-> www.naval-review.org/issues/1926-1.pdf.