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Endymion, 1890
Type: Cruiser, 1st Class ; Armament 2 x 9.2" ; 10 x 6" ; 12 x 6 pdr ; 5 x 3 pdr
Launched : 22 Jul 1891 ; Disposal date or year : 1920
BM: tons ; Displacement: 7700 tons
Propulsion: Twin Screw Complement: 544 later reduced to 301
Machinery notes: H.P. 12,000 = 19.5 kts. (present maximum H.P. 7000 for about 15-16 kts.). Coal : normal, 850 tons; maximum, 1120 tons. ; Speed ; 20.5 knots ;
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1890 Building at Hull

26 Jun 1897 Present at the Naval Review at Spithead in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee.

17 Jun 1900 Chinese Waters. Operations against the Taku forts - see below.

17 Jun 1900 Casualties Taku Forts
Dangerously wounded: Able Seaman W. Meerin, HMS Endymion.
Slightly wounded: Leading Seaman C. Rose, HMS Endymion
Wounded.Able Seaman Moyatt (? E. O. Wyatt), HMS Endymion.

1914 Queenstown. Flag ship Vice Admiral Commanding on the Coast of Ireland etc; Senior Officer of Tenth Cruiser Squadron, Training Squadron

1919 For sale

DNS 20 Jun 1900
The following telegram has been received at the Admiralty from the commanding officer of HMS Endymion at Linkuntan, Wei-hai-Wei:
Linkuntan, Jun 18, 6.30 pm: Taku forts opened fire at one o'clock in the morning, 17th June, on the ships of the squadron. After 6 hours engagement forts were silenced and occupied by the allied forces.
Additional men for storming forts were sent inshore from the ships previous afternoon.
British ships up the river engaged were Algerine (sloop), Fame and Whiting (torpedo boat destroyers). The two latter captured four Chinese torpedo-boat destroyers.
Casualties Algerine slight: storming party and others unknown.
Chinese second class cruiser flying Admiral's flag detained outside Taku by the allied Admirals.
No information of Commander-in-Chief's return to Tientsin had been received by the Rear Admiral by 2 pm 17 June.
Am leaving at once for Taku. Endymion.