As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships © for 1919
1912 British Light Cruisers
Weymouth Class
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WEYMOUTH (Nov., 1910), YARMOUTH (April, 1911), DARTMOUTH , Feb., 1911).
WEYMOUTH.
- Displacement, 5250 tons.
- Complement, 433.
- Length (p.p.), 430 feet. Beam, 48.5 feet. Mean draught, 15 feet Max Draught 17.5 feet. Length over all 453 feet.
- Guns (Dir. Con.) : 8 - 6 inch (M. XI) ; 1 - 3 inch anti-aircraft ; 4 - 3 pdr. ; 4 machine (1 landing).
- Torpedo tubes (21 inch): 2 submerged
- Armour : (Nickel) 2" Deck Amidships ; 1" - .75" Deck (ends).
- C.T. removed.
- Machinery: Parsons turbine (compound re-action), 4 screws, except Yarmouth, Curtis, 2 screws. Boilers: 12 Yarrow. Designed H.P. 22,000= 25 kts.
- Coal: normal 750 tons; maximum 1290 tons + 260 tons oil = 5600 miles at 10 kts.
| Named |
Builder |
Machinery |
Laid down |
Completed |
Trials |
Boilers |
Best recent speed |
| 30 hrs. at 3/4 |
8 hrs. full power |
| Dartmouth |
Vickers |
Vickers |
Feb. '10 |
Oct. '11 |
18.839=24.95 |
23,467=25.90 |
Yarrow |
23.24 |
| Weymouth |
Elswick |
Parsons Tur. Co. |
Jan. '10 |
Oct. '11 |
18,076= |
23,532=25.60 |
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Yarmouth |
London & Glas. Co. |
L. & G. Co. |
Jan. .10 |
Apr. '12 |
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24,000=26.00 |
General Notes.- These three belong to the 1909 Estimates. Average cost £393,363. The Falmouth of this class sunk in the war.
Ahead 3 - 6 inch ; Broadside 5 - 6inch, 1 - 21 inch tube ; Astern: 3 - 6 inch
Source: As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships © for 1919 - Page 85
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