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Cordelia

HMS Cordelia

Survived

Royal Navy

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

Fought at Jutland with the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron.

British light cruiser HMS CORDELIA. Photo: Surgeon Oscar Parkes, Public domain · 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
BuilderHM Dockyard, Pembroke
Laid down21 July 1913
Launched23 February 1914
CommissionedJanuary 1915
Displacement4,175 long tons (4,242 t) (normal)
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

23 February 1914

31 May – 1 June 1916

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 31 July 1923