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Apollo-class cruiser
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<p>The <i>Apollo</i> class were second-class <a href="/facts/Protected_cruiser/TUFsga4v">protected cruisers</a> designed by <a href="/facts/Sir_William_White/5PlFgAk6">Sir William White</a> and built for the <a href="/facts/Royal_Navy/Xdy8YCH7">Royal Navy</a> in the late 19th century. Twenty-one ships of this class were built, making it the largest single class of steel cruisers ever built for the Royal Navy to the same design. </p>