HMS Chester
Survived
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Town |
| War | First World War |
| Main guns | 10 × single 5.5 in (140 mm) guns |
Scouting ahead of the 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron at Jutland, she ran into four German light cruisers and was badly hit. Boy Seaman Jack Cornwell, 16, stayed at his gun mortally wounded and was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 10 × single 5.5 in (140 mm) guns
- 2 × single 3 pdr (47 mm (1.9 in)) AA guns
- 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Waterline belt: 2 in (51 mm) on 1 in (25 mm) plate
- Deck: 0.4–1.5 in (10–38 mm)
- Conning Tower: 4 in (102 mm)
| Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 7 October 1914 |
| Launched | 8 December 1915 |
| Commissioned | May 1916 |
| Displacement | 5,185 long tons (5,268 t) |
| Length | 430 ft (131.1 m) p/p 456 ft 6 in (139.1 m) o/a |
| Speed | 26.5 kn (49.1 km/h; 30.5 mph) |
| Complement | about 500 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
8 December 1915
Battle of Jutland
Damaged
31 May – 1 June 1916
Jack Cornwell, VC
Fate
Survived
Sold for scrap, 9 November 1921