NOTTINGHAM

Fleet

Royal Navy

Ship Type

Light Cruiser

Nickname

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Ship Class

Town class

Grouping

3rd Light Cruiser Squadron

Command

Battle-Cruiser Fleet

Builder's Yard

Pembroke Dock Yard

Budget Year

1911

Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

13 June 1912

Launch Date

18 April 1912

Completed date

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Commission date

April 1914

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

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Related stories

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Sister ships

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Eventual Fate

Sunk by U.52 19 August 1916

Jutland result

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Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Captain Charles B. Miller

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

433

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)

5,440 long tons

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

457'

Length (mtrs)

139.3

Beam (ft)

50

Beam (mtrs)

15.2

Draught (ft)

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Draught (mtrs)

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Max. Speed (knots)

25.5

Range (miles)

5,390 at 10 knots

Range (kilometres)

8,670

Fuel

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Propulsion

4 Parsons steam turbines running off 12 Yarrow boilers, 4 shafts. rated at 25,000 hp

Armour Main Belt

3"midships, 1.5" forward and 1.75" aft

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

9 × 6 " (150 mm) 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

1 × 3 in (76 mm) AA , 4 × 3-pounder guns, 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) machine 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

533mm

No. Mines

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Torpedo Notes

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References & sources

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