Fleet
Royal Navy
Ship Type
cruiser
Nickname
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Ship Class
Boadicea Light Cruiser
Grouping
Attached Light Cruisers
Command
Grand Fleet
Builder's Yard
Pembroke Royal Dockyard
Budget Year
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Construction Notes
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Date Laid Down
12.04.1909
Launch Date
25.11.1909
Completed date
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Commission date
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Year laid down
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Year launched
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Year completed
1910 (Nov)
Commission Year
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Pennant No
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Photo Details
Symonds & Co - This is photograph Q 38336 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 2107-01). Public Domain.
Related stories
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Sister ships
Boadicea, Bellona, Blanch and Blonde
Eventual Fate
Sold 1921 for scrap
Jutland result
At the back of the 4th BS, she did not fire her guns at Jutland
Ready for action after dock repairs
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Commander
Captain John M. Casement
Noteable Officers
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Crew complement
317 270 - 330 for the class)
Officers
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Ratings
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Killed
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Wounded
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Prisoners
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Displacement full Load (tons)
3,400
Artefacts Data
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Ship's Model
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Length (ft)
405' 9"
Length (mtrs)
123.4
Beam (ft)
41' 6"
Beam (mtrs)
12.6
Draught (ft)
14
Draught (mtrs)
4.3
Max. Speed (knots)
25 - 26
Range (miles)
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Range (kilometres)
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Fuel
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Propulsion
4 shafts powered by 2 double Parsons steam turbines with 12 Yarrow boilers rated at 18,000 shp
Armour Main Belt
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Deck Armour
1" (0.25 mm) thick on curves, 0.5" on flat
Turret Armour IN CM
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Conning Tower Armour
4"
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
Six BL 4" Mk VII guns (102 mm)
Guns (No.barrels) 2
6
Rounds per secondary
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Other Armament
Four Single 47 mm (1.9”) 3-pdr Vickers Mk I guns
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
single torpedo mounts
References & sources
Source: H M Le Fleming Warships of World War One