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Caledon

HMS Caledon

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeLight cruiser
WarFirst World War
Main guns5 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns

Hit at the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight.

Royal Navy C-class light cruiser HMS Caledon at a buoy at Sheerness Photo: Royal Navy official photographer, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 5 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns
  • 2 × single 3 in (76 mm) AA guns
  • 4 × twin 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Waterline belt: 1.25–3 in (32–76 mm)
  • Deck: 1 in (25 mm)
  • Conning tower: 6 in
BuilderCammell Laird
Laid down17 March 1916
Launched25 November 1916
Commissioned6 March 1917
Displacement4,238 long tons (4,306 t)
Length450 ft (137.2 m) (o/a)
Speed29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Complement438

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

Career

Launched

25 November 1916

17 November 1917

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 22 January 1948