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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: HMS Majestic, SMS Hela, Potosi, Russian battleship Sevastopol, USS Wilmington, HMS Prince George, HMS Victorious, HMS Renown, HMS Jupiter, SMS Budapest, HMS Powerful, Nakusp, SMS Wien, USS Brooklyn, USS Nero, Emperador Carlos V, French battleship Massena, French seaplane carrier Foudre, C.A. Thayer, Ruth, Sir Lancelot, USS Nashville, Tuff-E-Nuff, HMS Algerine, USS Sandoval, USS Saint Paul, City of Shelton, USS General Alava, USS Hist, Standart, Japanese cruiser Suma, Selkirk, HMS Talbot, SS Armenian, French battleship Charlemagne, USS Alcedo, USS Alvarado, Soviet gunboat Krasnoye Znamya, SMS Agir, USS Quiros, USS Laura Reed, HMS Terrible, USS Naushon, French armoured cruiser Pothuau, List of ship launches in 1895, USS Genevieve, TSS Rosstrevor, HMS Zephyr, ARA Garibaldi, HMS Minerva, TSS Duke of Lancaster, USS Lillian Anne, HMS Juno, HMS Bruizer, USS Water Lily, HNoMS Frithjof, HMS Lightning, PS Iverna, HMS Quail, HMS Sparrowhawk, HMS Virago, HMS Haughty, HMS Hardy, HMS Thrasher, HMS Wizard, HMS Fervent, HMS Dasher, HMS Hunter, HMS Snapper, HMS Salmon, HMS Teazer, HMS Hart, HMS Handy, HMS Swordfish, HMS Spitfire, HMS Zebra. Excerpt: SMS Hela was a light cruiser of the German Imperial Navy prior to and during World War I. The only ship of her class, Hela was built as an aviso and launched on 28 March 1895 in Bremen. She was named after the Hela peninsula near Danzig (present-day Gda sk). Hela was lightly armed for a light cruiser; her main armament consisted of just four 8.8-centimeter (3.5 in) guns. In 1900-1901, Hela was deployed to China during the Boxer Rebellion. She participated in extensive fleet maneuvers in 1902, before being significantly rebuilt from 1903-1906. From 1910, Hela was used as a fleet tender. With the outbreak of World War I in 1914, she was put back into active service as a support ship for th...
