HMS Andromeda (1897)
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HMS Andromeda was a ship of the Diadem-class
Diadem class cruiser
The Diadem class cruiser was a class of "First-Class" protected cruiser built for the Royal Navy during the 1890s that served in the First World War...
of protected cruiser
Protected cruiser
The protected cruiser is a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century, so known because its armoured deck offered protection for vital machine spaces from shrapnel caused by exploding shells above...
in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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. She was built at Pembroke Dockyard and launched on 5 January 1898. In 1913 she was converted to a training ship and renamed Powerful II on 23 September 1913. She was later renamed Impregnable II in November 1919 and finally, HMS Defiance on 20 January 1931, when she became part of the torpedo school.
She was sold and arrived at Burgt, in Belgium
Belgium
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, for breaking up on 14 August 1956.