JAMES CATON.               Builders' Photo. Messrs. Lobnitz & Co.

Nine assigned to Fleet Target Service, Atlantic and Mediterranean Fleets; about 40 to Training and Experimental Establishments, as detailed on a later page. Disposal of rest not known.

Belong to "Castle," " Mersey," and " Strath " types. Usually as follows:-

• (a) 665 tons,
• 11 kts. speed,
• 204 tons coal;

• (b) 547 tons,
• 10.5 kts.,
• 164 tons coal ;

• (c) 429 tons,
• 10 kts.,
• 95 tons coal.
• Guns: Usually 1 - 12 pdr., but a few have 1 - 4 inch.

Above illustrations typical of appearance.

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