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Bellona

HMS Bellona

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeLight cruiser
WarFirst World War
Main guns6 × 4″ guns

Scout cruiser attached to the 1st Battle Squadron at Jutland.

Scout cruiser HMS Bellona The Royal Navy in the First World War Photo: Ernest Hopkins, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 6 × single 4 in (102 mm) guns
  • 4 × single 3-pdr 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
  • 2 × single 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Deck: 0.5–1 in (13–25 mm)
  • Conning Tower: 4 in (102 mm)
BuilderPembroke Royal Dockyard
Laid down5 June 1908
Launched20 March 1909
Displacement3,350 long tons (3,400 t) (normal)
Length405 ft (123.4 m) (o/a)
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Complement317

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

20 March 1909

31 May – 1 June 1916

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 9 May 1921