| Name: | AMETHYST |
| Type: | Cruiser |
| Keel: | 04/01/1903 |
| Launched: | 05/11/1903 |
| Completed: | 17/03/1905 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co |
| Yard: | Elswick |
| Yard Number: | 735 |
| Dimensions: | 2640disp - 3000disp, 360.0 x 40.0 x 14.5(draft)ft |
| Engines: | 3 x Steam turbines, 12000ihp |
| Engines by: | Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 3 x Screws, 22.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Armament: | 12 x 1 x 4.0ins QF, 8 x 1 x 3pdr QF guns; 2 x 1 x 18.0ins torpedoes |
| History: | |
| 17/03/1905 | British Royal Navy |
| 01/10/1920 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Member of the Topaze Class of light cruisers |
| The first cruiser to be powered by steam turbines | |
| 01/10/1920: Broken up by Towers at Milford Haven |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo is copyright of the Imperial War Museum
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is copyright of the Imperial War Museum
Above photo is copyright of the Imperial War Museum
Army & Navy Gazette, Saturday, 14/11/1903