CAIRO (19th Nov., 1918), CALCUTTA (-, 1919), CARLISLE (9th July, 1918), CAPETOWN (28th June, 1919), COLOMBO (18th Dec., 1918).

CARLISLE (Capetown same.)

• Displacement, 4190 tons.
• Complement, about 330 - 350.
• Length: p.p. 425 feet; o.a. 451.5., Beam: 43.5 feet. Draught: mean 14 feet; max. 16.33 feet.
• Guns: 5 - 6 inch, 50 cal. (Dir. Con.) ; 2 - 3 inch A.A. ; 4 - 3 pdr. ; 2 - 2 pdr. pom-pom ; 1 M.G.
• Torpedo Tubes (21 inch): 8 above water, in 4 double mountings.
• Armour (H.T.): 3" Side (amidships) ; 2.25" - 1.5" Side (bow) ; 2" side (stern) ; 1" Upper decks (amids.) ; 1" Deck over rudder ; (No C.T. or tube).
• Machinery: Turbines (all-geared), Brown-Curtis or Parsons types. Designed S.H.P. 40,000 = 29 kts. 2 screws. Boilers: - Yarrow.
• Fuel (oil only) : normal, 300 tons ; maximum, 950 tons.

General Notes: Emergency War Programme ships, ordered June - July, 1917, that is, after the first three units of " D Class " (Danae, Dragon. Dauntless) were ordered. In these ships, " trawler bows " were added, to remedy defects shown by Ceres and Calypso classes. Conning tower also abolished, and hangar for aeroplanes combined with chart-house. Unofficially referred to as " Repeat C Class."

To distinguish: From Danae and other D Cruisers - no 6-inch gun between foremast and first funnel. From Ceres class, by " trawler bows " and aeroplane hangar before tripod mast.

CAIRO: " Trawler bow" large forebridges. but no hangar. [Ed. note: Regret no photo available]

Ahead: 2 - 6 inch ;   Broadside: 5 - 6 inch, 4 - 21 inch tubes ;    Astern: 2 - 6 inch

Source: As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships © for 1919 - Page 74

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