HMS Sapphire (1904)

Sapphire's sister ship, Amethyst at anchor
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Sapphire
Namesake	Sapphire
Builder	Palmers, Jarrow
Laid down	January 1903
Launched	17 March 1904
Completed	February 1905
Fate	Sold for scrap, 1921
General characteristics
Class and type	Topaze-class protected cruiser
Displacement	3,000 long tons (3,000 t)
Length	360 ft (109.7 m) (p/p)
Beam	40 ft (12.2 m)
Draught	16 ft (4.9 m)
Installed power	9,800 ihp (7,300 kW) 10 water-tube boilers
Propulsion	2 Shafts, 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	318
Armament	12 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) guns 8 × QF 3-pounder (47-mm) guns 2 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Deck: 0.75–2 in (19.1–50.8 mm) Gun shields: 1 in (25 mm) Conning tower: 3 in (76 mm)

HMS Sapphire was a Topaze-class protected cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She saw active service in World War I and was sold for scrap in 1921.