The ''Marathon''-class cruiser was a class of second class cruiser of the

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ordered under the naval programme of 1887. The class was a smaller version of the . Three of the ships, ''Melpomene'', ''Magicienne'' and ''Marathon'', were built for foreign (tropical) service, with a sheath of wood and copper - this added weight and made them slightly slower.

Ships

Boiler trials

By 1901, the

had ordered eight Dürr boilers from Germany, to be installed as a trial on board as a substitute for the Belleville boilers then in naval use.

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External links

www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk
{{Marathon class cruisers Cruiser classes Ship classes of the Royal Navy