HMS Pactolus (1896)

Pactolus
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Pactolus
Builder	Armstrong, Elswick
Laid down	May 1896
Launched	21 December 1896
Christened	Mrs. George Noble (later Lady Noble and later still Mrs Randall Wells)
Completed	1899
Fate	Sold for scrap 25 October 1921
General characteristics
Class and type	Pelorus-class protected cruiser
Displacement	2135 tons
Length	313 ft 6 in (95.6 m) (overall)
Beam	36 ft 6 in (11.1 m)
Draught	16 ft 0 in (4.9 m)
Propulsion	2-shaft reciprocating triple-expansion engines, Blechynden boilers, 5000hp
Speed	20.7 knots (38.3 km/h) (trials) 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h) knots (service)
Complement	224
Armament	8 × 1 4-inch (102mm)/40 QF 25-pounder 8 × 1 1.585in (57mm)/40 QF 3-pounder 2 × 1 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	0.25in (gun shields) 2-1.5in (decks)

HMS Pactolus was a Pelorus-class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy. There were eleven ""Third class"" protected cruisers in the class, which was designed by Sir William White. While well armed for their size, they were primarily workhorses for the overseas fleet on "police" duties and did not serve with the main battlefleet. She was scrapped in 1921.