HMS Pandora (1900)

HMS Pandora
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Pandora
Namesake	Pandora
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire
Laid down	3 January 1898
Launched	17 January 1900
Christened	Mary Elizabeth, Mrs. Napier
Fate	Sold for scrap, July 1913
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 Pandora was a Pelorus-class 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.