Fleet
Royal Navy
Ship Type
Light Cruiser
Nickname
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Ship Class
Town class
Grouping
Attached Light Cruisers
Command
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Builder's Yard
Cammel Laird, Birkenhead
Budget Year
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Construction Notes
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Date Laid Down
7 October 1914
Launch Date
8 December 1915
Completed date
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Commission date
May 1916
Year laid down
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Year launched
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Year completed
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Commission Year
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Pennant No
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Photo Details
Public Domain. Surgeon Oscar Parkes - This is photograph SP 892 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 1900-01)
Related stories
Boy First class jack Cornwell V.C. was part of teh Chester's crew.
Sister ships
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Eventual Fate
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Jutland result
She was part of the 3rd Battle Sqadron's scouting group. Chester was hit by 17 150mm shells and suffered heavy casualties. Many of the injuries were caused to the lower legs and ankles because there was no protection at deck level by the turrets.
Ready for action after dock repairs
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Commander
Captain Robert N. Lawson
Noteable Officers
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Crew complement
approy. 500
Officers
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Ratings
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Killed
29
Wounded
49
Prisoners
78
Displacement full Load (tons)
5,185 long tons
Artefacts Data
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Ship's Model
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Length (ft)
430 ft P.P. (456' 6" OA)
Length (mtrs)
131.1 m (139.1 m OA)
Beam (ft)
49' 10"
Beam (mtrs)
15.2 m
Draught (ft)
15' 3" average
Draught (mtrs)
4.65 m
Max. Speed (knots)
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Range (miles)
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Range (kilometres)
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Fuel
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Propulsion
12 Yarrow boilers 4 shafts, 3 Parsons steam turbines. Rated at 31,000 shp
Armour Main Belt
2" waterline (51mm)
Deck Armour
0.375 - 1.5"
Turret Armour IN CM
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Conning Tower Armour
4" (102 mm)
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
10 x single BL 5.5 in (140mm) Mk I guns
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
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Guns (No.barrels) 2
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Rounds per secondary
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Other Armament
2 x single QF 3-pounder (47 mm or 1.9 in) anti-aircraft 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
2
Torpedo Type MM
533 mm
No. Mines
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Torpedo Notes
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References & sources
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