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TABLE V. British Light Cruisers, Destroyers, Submarines, etc.

Length

Displace- ment : Tons

Speed: Knots

Horse- Power

LIGHT CRUISERS

Date of Launch

between Perps. (Length

Breadth

Draught

Armament

Side Armour

over all)

ft.

ft. in.

ft. in.

" Courageous ".

1916

735

81 o

21 6

17,400

32

90,000

4 15 in. 18 4 in.

3 in.

(786)

14 21 in. T. T.

" Raleigh "...

1917-21

565 (605)

65 o

17 3

9

750

30-1

60,000-70,000

7 7-5 in. 123 in. 621 in. T. T.

3 in.

" Chatham " Class.

1912-3

430

49 10

15 10

5

440

25*

25,000

8 or 9 6 in.

3 in.

(457)

221 in. T. T.

" Arethusa " ".

I9I3-4

410

39 o

13 6

3

500

30

40,000

3 6 in. 4 4 in.

3 in-

(436)

821 in. T. T.

" Calliope " " ..

I9H-5

420

41 6

13 6

3

750

30

40,000

4 6 in.

3 in.

(446)

421 in. T. T.

"Caledon" ".

1916-7

425

42 9

14 i

4

1 20

29

40,000

5 6 in.

3 in.

(450)

8 21 in. T. T.

"Ceres" " ..

1917

425

43 6

14 i

4

190

29

40,000

ditto

3 in.

(45)

" D " " ..

1918

445

46 o

14 3

4,650

29

40,000

6 6 in.

3 in.

(4/i)

1221 in. T. T.

"E" ".

1919-20

545

54 6

16 6

7,550

33

80,000

7 6 in.

3 in.

(570)

1221 in. T. T.

MONITORS:

" Erebus " ...

1916

405

88 o

II O

8,000

12

6,000

2 15 in.; 8 4 in.

9-2 in. Gun Monitors

1915

177

31 o

6 o

540

12

600

I 9-2 in.

6 in. Gun Monitors.

1915

177

31 o

4 o

355

10

400

2 6 in.

DESTROYERS:

" M " Class

1914

273

26 8

8 8

i

025

34

25

ooo

3 4 ^ o

421 in. T. T.

" R " & " S " Class

1916-8

276

26 8

9 o

1,065

36

27

ooo

34 in.

421 in. T. T.

"V"&"W" " ..

1917-9

312

29 6

9 o

i,

300

34

27,

ooo

4 4 in. or 4 7 in.

4 or 6 21 in. T. T.

DESTROYER

LEADERS:

" Kempenfelt " Class

1914

325

3i 9

IO O

1,650

34

36,000

44 in- ,

" Scott " & " Shake-

421 in. T. T.

speare "...

1917-9

3321

3i 9

10.

i,

800

36

42

ooo

54'7 in-

621 in. T. T.

PATROL BOATS:

573

22

4,000

"P " Class.

1915

224*

23 9

7 7

I 4 in.

214 in. T. T.

SLOOPS ....

1915

268

33 6

II O

i,

250

17

2,

400

2 4 in. or 4-7 in.

MINE-SWEEPERS:

Paddle ....

1916

246

29 o

6 9

810

15

I,

400

13 in.

Twin-screw

1916

231

28 o

7 o

750

16

1, 8OO

13 in.

Sur-

Sab-

Sur-

Sub-

Sur-

Sub-

SUBMARINES:

face

merged


 * ace

merged

face

merged

"E" Class

1912

181

22 6

12 6

660

800

15

IO

1, 600

840

i3 in.

5 1 8 in. T. T.

"J" " . ..

1915

275

23 o

14 o

1,210

1,820

I9i

9i

3,600

1,350

I 3 in. or 4 in.

6 1 8 in. T. T.

"K" "

1916

338

26 6

16 o

1, 880

2,560

24

9

10,000

1,400

I 4 in. i 3 in.

8 1 8 in. T. T.

I 4 in.

" L " "

1917

231

23 6

13 6

890

1,070

17*

toj

2,400

i, 600

6 18 in. T. T.

'-'M" " ...

1917

296

24 6

15 9

1, 600

1,95

16

9i

2,400

i, 600

I 12 in. I 3 in.

4 i8or2i in. T. T.

"R" "

1918

163

15 6

ii 7

420

500

9*

15

240

1,200

6 18 in. T. T.

"CHINA GUNBOATS:"

Large ....

1915

237*

36 o

4 o

645

14

2,000

2 6 in.

Small ....

Id 15

126

20 o

2 O

98

10

175

I 4 in.; I 3 in.

British cruisers of the " Edgar " class, which had had bulges added to them early in the war, were torpedoed in the Mediterranean, but the bulge gave them complete protection. They were taken to port and repaired. In fact, no bulged ship struck by a torpedo was sunk.

On the heavier monitors it may be remarked that of all ships carrying heavy guns these vessels were probably more often in action off the Belgian coast and elsewhere than any of our heavy- gun ships, and they no doubt gave the enemy in occupation of that coast a very anxious time.

Destroyers and Flotilla Leaders (Table V.). With regard to the development of British destroyers and flotilla leaders during the war reference may be made to the tables and plans (figs. 21, 22, 23 and 24). These vessels gradually increased in size and power, and war requirements continually added to the weights which they had to carry, including considerably more fuel, heavier armament both

of guns and torpedoes, depth charges, larger bridges, and other additions. In fact, some of the ships which before the war were 9oo-ton vessels, exceeded 1,000 tons towards the end. The intro- duction, however, of the geared turbine added enormously to the efficiency of the machinery and propellers.

.During the war nearly 300 T.B.D.'s and flotilla leaders, which are simply a larger form of T.B.D. with improved accommodation, were added to the British fleet, and the whole class of these vessels was called upon to do continuous work often in heavy weather. They came through the ordeal with very few breakdowns of n achin- ery or other parts of the ship, whilst the duties they were called upon to perform in combating the submarines, convoying, etc were continuous and varied. Numbers of these vessels were built by firms who had never built a warship before, but the work turned out by them fully met the Admiralty requirements.