HMS Thetis (1890)

HMS Thetis (1890)

HMS "Thetis" was an "Apollo"-class 2nd class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched on December 13 1890. The latter half of her career was spent as a mine-layer. Laden with concrete she was deliberately sunk in attempt to block the canal in the Zeebrugge Raid during the First World War, on April 23, 1918.


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