HMS ''Juno'' was an

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built for the

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in the mid-1890s. ''Juno'' was assigned to the 11th Cruiser Squadron operating from Ireland. In 1901, she was one of two escort ships for HMS ''Ophir'', which carried the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later

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and Queen Mary) during their tour of the

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. The following year she served in the cruiser squadron under the command of Captain Henry Peter Routh. In May 1902 she was taken into

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for a refit, and the following month Captain David Beatty was appointed in command. She took part in the

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held at

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on 16 August 1902 for the

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of King

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, and visited the

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for combined manoeuvres with other ships of the Channel squadron and Mediterranean Fleet the following month. After returning to Portsmouth in October, she carried the

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and Lady Dudley on a visit to

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on 29 October. She was posted to the

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later that year, but Beatty paid her off not long after. HMS Juno during the First World War IWM photo Q21405

In 1915 she was sent to the Persian Gulf and took part in an engagement at

Bushire Bushehr, Booshehr or Bushire ( fa, بوشهر ; also romanised as ''Būshehr'', ''Bouchehr'', ''Buschir'' and ''Busehr''), also known as Bandar Bushehr ( fa, ; also romanised as ''Bandar Būshehr'' and ''Bandar-e Būshehr''), previously Antioc ...

in July – August 1915 against Tangistani raids under

Rais Ali Delvari Rais-Ali Delvari ( fa, رئیسعلی دلواری) was an Iranian military leader. He is remembered as a national hero in Iran who organized popular resistance against British forces which had invaded Iran in 1915. Rais Ali, son of Rais Mohammad ...

. ''Juno'' was returning to Queenstown, Ireland. Having received warning of submarine activity off Queenstown, the cruiser took evasive action and eventually returned to port. This warning was not extended to RMS ''Lusitania'', which was sunk by a U Boat on Friday, 7 May 1915. In November 1916 ''Juno'' carried

Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود, ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd; 15 January 1875Ibn Saud's birth year has been a source of debate. It is generally accepted ...

to Bushire to visit Sir Percy Cox, the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. ''Juno'' was sold for scrap in 1920.

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