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Constance

HMS Constance

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeLight cruiser
ClassCambrian
WarFirst World War
Main guns4 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns

Fought at Jutland with the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron.

The British light cruiser HMS Constance leaving Devonport for the East Indies. Photo: Surgeon Oscar Parkes, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns
  • 1 × single 4 in (102 mm) gun
  • 2 × single 3 in (76 mm) guns
  • 2 × single 2 pdr (40 mm (1.6 in)) AA guns
  • 2 × twin 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • 3 inch side (amidships)
  • 2¼-1½ inch side (bows)
  • 2½ - 2 inch side (stern)
  • 1 inch upper decks (amidships)
  • 1 inch deck over rudder
BuilderCammell Laird
Laid down25 January 1915
Launched12 September 1915
CommissionedJanuary 1916
Displacement3,750 long tons (3,810 t)
Length446 ft (136 m)
Speed28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Complement323

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

Career

Launched

12 September 1915

31 May – 1 June 1916

Fate

Survived

Sold 8 June 1936 for scrapping