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Comus

HMS Comus

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeLight cruiser
ClassCaroline
WarFirst World War
Main guns2 × 6″ guns

Fought at Jutland with the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron.

View of HMS Comus alongside Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard, seen from south side of River Tyne, c1915 (TWAM ref. DS.SWH/5/3/4/2/B187). HMS Comus was launched on 16 December 1914 at the Wallsend Yard of Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson. She was a C-class light cruiser and took part in the Ba Photo: Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, No restrictions · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns
  • 8 × single 4 in (102 mm) guns
  • 1 × single 6 pdr (2.2 in (57 mm)) AA gun
  • 2 × twin 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Waterline belt: 1–3 in (25–76 mm)
  • Deck: 1 in (25 mm)
  • Conning tower: 6 in
BuilderSwan Hunter, Wallsend
Laid down13 November 1913
Launched16 December 1914
Commissioned15 May 1915
Displacement4,219 long tons (4,287 t)
Length446 ft (135.9 m) (o/a)
Speed28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Complement301

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

Career

Launched

16 December 1914

31 May – 1 June 1916

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 28 July 1934