C-class cruiser
1914 light cruiser class of the British Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Royal Navy third class cruisers of the late nineteenth century, see C-class corvette.
The C class was a group of twenty-eight light cruisers of the Royal Navy, and were built in a sequence of seven groups known as the Caroline class (six ships), the Calliope class (two ships), the Cambrian class (four ships), the Centaur class (two ships), the Caledon class (four ships), the Ceres class (five ships) and the Carlisle class (five ships). They were built for the rough conditions of the North Sea, and proved to be rugged and capable vessels, despite being somewhat small and cramped.
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Capetown, circa 1922 | |
Class overview | |
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Name | C class |
Operators | Royal Navy |
Preceded by | Arethusa class |
Succeeded by | Danae class |
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In service | 1914–2011 |
Completed | 28 |
Lost | 7 |
Preserved | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Light cruiser |
Displacement | |
Length | 450 ft (137.2 m) (o/a) |
Beam | 43 ft (13 m) |
Draught | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | Two shafts; 2 geared steam turbines |
Speed | 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph) |
Range | 5,900 nautical miles (10,900 km; 6,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 325 |
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