COMUS - The Battle of Jutland - Centenary Initiative

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COMUS

Fleet

Royal Navy

Ship Type

Light Cruiser

Nickname

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Ship Class

C-Class

Grouping

4th Light Cruiser Squadron

Command

Grand Fleet

Builder's Yard

Swan Hunter, Wallsend

Budget Year

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Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

13.11.1913

Launch Date

16.12.1914

Completed date

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Commission date

15.05.1915

Year laid down

1913

Year launched

1914

Year completed

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Commission Year

1915

Pennant No

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Photo Details

Photograhed around 1920

Sister ships

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Eventual Fate

Scrapped 1934

Jutland result

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Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Captain Alan G. Hotham

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

325

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)

4,733

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

446'

Length (mtrs)

136

Beam (ft)

41' 6"

Beam (mtrs)

12.6

Draught (ft)

Draught (mtrs)

Max. Speed (knots)

28.5

Range (miles)

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Range (kilometres)

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Fuel

Max. 772 tons of fuel oil

Propulsion

4 shaft Parson turbine producing 40,000 shp.

Armour Main Belt

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Deck Armour

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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

6" BL/ 45 Nk XII guns (152 mm)

Guns (No.barrels) 2

Rounds per secondary

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Other Armament

Eight QF 4" / 45 Nk V guns (102 mm), 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

Torpedo Type MM

530 mm

No. Mines

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Torpedo Notes

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References & sources

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