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Index
Cruisers
Courageous Class
Devonshire Class and earlier cruisers
Light Cruisers
"E" Class
Carlisle Class
"D" Class
Ceres Class
Improved Birmingham Class
Caledon Class
Centaur Class
Cambrian (Later) Class
Ex Greek Navy
Cambrian (Earlier) Class
Caroline Class
Arethusa Class
Chatham (Later) Class
Chatham (Earlier) Class
Weymouth Class
Bristol or Town Class
Blanche
Fearless
Boadicea Type
Sentinel Type
Adventure
Foresight
Highflyer
Astrĉa Class
Topaze Class
Talbot Class
Apollo Class
 
As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships for 1919
British Light Cruisers
Page 88


NOTE.-All the old Light Cruisers of " Sentinel " type given below will not be used again for Fleet Service except in emergency.

ADVENTURE (Sept., 1904). By Elswick.

  • Displacement, 2670 tons.
  • Dimensions: 374 x 38.25 x 13.5 feet (maximum draught).
  • Complement, 301.
  • Guns: 2 - 6 inch, 6 - 4 inch, 1 - 3 inch AA., 1 - 6 pdr., 2 - 2 pdr. AA.
  • Torpedo tubes (14 inch): 2 above water.
  • Armour: 2" Deck.
  • Machinery: 2 sets 6 cylinder. 2 screws.
  • Boilers: 4/5ths Yarrow curved, 1/5th cylindrical.
  • About H.P. 16,000 = 25.5 kts. Coal: normal 150 tons : maximum 455 tons.

Attentive for Sale.

Source: As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships for 1919 - Page 88

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