As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships © for 1919
1910-11 British Light Cruisers
(Boadicea Type:- Last Two)
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ACTIVE (March, 1911), FEARLESS (June, 1912).
FEARLESS
- Displacement, 3440 tons.
- Complement, 325 - 321.
- Length, (p.p.) 385, (o.a.) 406 feet. Beam, 41.5 feet. Max. draught, 15 feet 7 ins.
- Guns: Fearless 8 - 4 inch M. VII. Active 10 - 4 inch M. VII; 1 - 3 inch anti-aircraft; 4 - 3 pdr.; 1 machine gun
- Torpedo tubes (21 inch) ; 2 above water
- Armour (Hadfield): 1" Deck; 4" Conning tower; 2.5" Tube.
- Machinery: : Parsons turbine. Boilers: 12 Yarrow (small tube). Designed H.P. 18,000= 25 kts.
- Coal: normal 350 tons; maximum 780 tons. Also 190 tons oil.
- Built under 1911 Estimates.
" Fearless " attached to Submarines.
(Plan as Blanche and Blonde).
Amphion of this class sunk, August, 1914.
| Name |
Builder |
Machinery |
Laid down |
Completed |
Trials
Full power |
Boilers |
Best recent speed |
|
Active |
Pembroke |
Hawthorn |
July, '10 |
Dec. '11 |
19,803=25.1 |
Yarrow in both |
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- |
|
Fearless |
Pembroke |
Beardmore |
Nov., '11 |
Oct. '13 |
19,697=25.4
19,489=25.9 |
Source: As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships © for 1919 - Page 87
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