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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