CAROLINE

Fleet

Royal Navy

Ship Type

Light cruiser

Nickname

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Ship Class

C-class light cruiser

Grouping

4th Light Cruiser Squadron, Calliope (leader under the command of Commodore Le Mesurier)

Command

Grand Fleet

Builder's Yard

Cammel Laird, Birkenhead

Budget Year

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Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

28.01.1914

Launch Date

29.09.1914

Completed date

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Commission date

04.12.1914

Year laid down

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Year launched

1914

Year completed

1914 (Dec)

Commission Year

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Pennant No

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Photo Details

A much later version of Caroline after the war. On the visit of King George VI, Headquarters Ulster Division RNVR 1937

Related stories

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Sister ships

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Eventual Fate

The only suruving ship form Jutland, now berthed behind the Titanic in Belfast.

Jutland result

Caroline and her sister ship Royalist (used by JRJ to shuttle him to the Grand Fleet) were probably the last two ships to have active engagement with the German fleet while daylight remained.

Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Captain H. Ralph Crooke

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

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Officers

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Ratings

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Killed

2

Wounded

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Prisoners

2

Displacement full Load (tons)

4,219 tons

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

420'

Length (mtrs)

128

Beam (ft)

41' 6"

Beam (mtrs)

12.6

Draught (ft)

16'

Draught (mtrs)

5

Max. Speed (knots)

28.5

Range (miles)

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Range (kilometres)

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Fuel

772 tons max of fuel oil

Propulsion

4 shaft Parsons turbines, giving 40,000 shp

Armour Main Belt

1" - 3"

Deck Armour

1"

Turret Armour IN CM

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Conning Tower Armour

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Barbette Armour

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Weight of armour

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Armour / Displacement Ratio

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Watertight compartments

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General Notes

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Fire Control Table

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Fire Control - Clock

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Primary Gun calibre

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No. Primary Turrets

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Guns (No.barrels)

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Primary gun layout

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Rounds per main gun

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Effective broadside guns

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Primary shell Weight (inches or cm)

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Primary Broadside Weight

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Secondary Gun Calibre

BL 6" L/40 Mk XII single mount guns (152.4 mm)

Guns (No.barrels) 2

2

Rounds per secondary

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Other Armament

Eight QF 4 in (102 mm) /45 Mk V guns, One 6 pdr

Elevation (degrees)

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Gunnery Range (yards)

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Gunnery Range (metres)

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Rate of Fire (rds per minute)

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Shells expended Main

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Mines dropped

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Shells expended Secondary

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Torpedoes fired

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Gunnery Notes

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Torpedo Type IN

21"

No. tubes

4

Torpedo Type MM

533 mm

No. Mines

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Torpedo Notes

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References & sources

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