HMS Phaeton

Survived

Type	Light cruiser
Class	Arethusa
War	First World War
Main guns	2 × 6″ guns

Fought at Jutland with the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron.

The 1st Light Cruiser Squadron and seaplane carriers at sea, during the operation to bomb the German Zeppelin sheds at Tondern, 4 May 1916. Visible, from left, are HMS CORDELIA, INCONSTANT, PHAETON, ENGADINE, VINDEX and GALATEA. Phaeton, Galatea and Inconstant are Arethusa class cruisers. Engadine a Photo: Surgeon Oscar Parkes, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

2 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns
6 × single 4 in (102 mm) guns
1 × single 3-pdr (47 mm (1.9 in)) AA gun
2 × twin 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

Waterline belt: 1–3 in (25–76 mm)
Deck: 1 in (25 mm)

Builder	Vickers Limited
Laid down	12 March 1913
Launched	21 October 1914
Commissioned	February 1915
Displacement	3,512 long tons (3,568 t)
Length	436 ft (132.9 m) (o/a)
Speed	28.5 kn (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Complement	270

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

Career

Launched

21 October 1914

Battle of Jutland

Survived

31 May – 1 June 1916

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 16 January 1923