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Boadicea

HMS Boadicea

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeLight cruiser
WarFirst World War
Main guns6 × 4″ guns

Scout cruiser attached to the 2nd Battle Squadron at Jutland to repeat signals along the line.

British scout cruiser HMS BOADICEA. Photo: Symonds & Co, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 6 × single BL 4 in (102 mm) guns
  • 4 × single QF 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 down1 June 1907
Launched14 May 1908
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

14 May 1908

31 May – 1 June 1916

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 13 July 1926