HMS Weymouth (1910)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Weymouth.
HMS Weymouth was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy during the 1910s. She was the name ship of the Weymouth sub-class of the Town class. The ship survived the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1928.
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HMS Weymouth in 1912 | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Weymouth |
Namesake | Weymouth, Dorset |
Builder | Armstrong Whitworth |
Yard number | 827 |
Laid down | 19 January 1910 |
Launched | 18 November 1910 |
Commissioned | October 1911 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 2 October 1928 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Town-class light cruiser |
Displacement | 5,275 long tons (5,360 t) |
Length | |
Beam | 47 ft 6 in (14.5 m) |
Draught | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) (mean) |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2 × Parsons steam turbines |
Speed | 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Range | 5,610 nautical miles (10,390 km; 6,460 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 475 |
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