Mersey, 1885
Type: Cruiser, 2nd Class ; Armament 2 x 14 ton 8" ; 10 x 6" qf
Launched : 31 Mar 1885 ; Disposal date or year : 1905
BM: tons ; Displacement: 4050 tons
Propulsion: Twin Screw Complement: 327
Machinery notes: 6000 ; Speed ; 17.3 knots ;
Notes:

1890 Temporarily at Portsmouth. Officers borne in Pembroke.

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

27 Jun 1900 Sheerness and Chatham. Orders received for vessels to be specially commissioned for a naval mobilization to take place on Tuesday, July 10th - see Colossus for details.

Mersey, 1914
Type: River monitor ; Armament 3 x 6" ; 2 x 4.7"
Acquired : 1914 ; Disposal date or year : 1921
Displacement: 1260 tons
Notes:

Circa Oct 1914 operations off the Belgium coast.

Circa Dec 1914, following the discovery of the Konigsberg, prepared for passage to the east coast of Africa and sent, under tow to Malta.

20 Mar 1915 Arrived Malta.

4 Jun 1915, accompanied by her parent ship the Trent, arrived at Mafia - see p. 331 and 336 www.naval-review.org/issues/1916-2.pdf.

27 Jun 1915 off the mouth of the Rufiji - p. 682 www.naval-review.org/issues/1915-4.pdf.

6 - 11 Jul 1915 operations against the Konigsberg.

Mid Dec 1915 Challenger and Mersey involved in diversion at Moa Bay.

16 Feb 1917 survey of the river Rufiji - see p. 590 www.naval-review.org/issues/1920-4.pdf.