| 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.
SENTINEL (April, 1904) and SKIRMISHER (Feb., 1905). Both by Vickers Ltd.
- Displacement, 2895 tons.
- Dimensions: 360 x 40 x 14.75 feet (maximum draught).
- Complement 298.
- Guns: (M. VII) : 9 - 4 inch and (in Sentinel) 1 - 3 inch AA., 1 - 6 pdr. AA.. 1 - 3 pdr. AA., (in Skirmisher) 1 - 3 inch AA., 1 - 6 pdr.
- Torpedo tubes (14 inch) : 2 above water.
- Armour : 1.5" - 5/8ths Deck.
- Machinery : 2 sets 4 cylinder. 2 screws.
- H.P. about 17,000 = 25 kts.
- Coal: normal. 160 tons: maximum, 410 ton
Source: As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships for 1919 - Page 88
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