Description[]
These cruisers were improved and enlarged versions of the preceding Bristol class, with heavier armament and several other improvements. They are also the first cruisers to be equipped with a plane, in most cases a Sopwith Pup, which can take off from the cruiser but must reach land to touch down.
Ship data
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Relative combat value: 780
Basic damage control capacity: 116%
Dimensions
Displacement: 5250 tons
Length: 138 m
Width: 15 m
Draught: 5 m
Standard crew: 475
Performance
Maximum speed (undamaged): 25 knots
Endurance: 8338 km
Coal capacity: 1550 tons
Armour protection
Conning tower armour: 4
Hull armour: 0
Main belt armour: 4 (includes backing slope of deck armour)
Deck armour: 2 (sloped at edges to provide extra belt-level protection)
Best armour type: Steel
Armament
8 x 6in BL Mk XI(PVI), centrally controlled. Ammo: 1200 rounds
1 x 12-pdr 20cwt HA Mk I, centrally controlled. Ammo: 200 rounds
2 x 21in Mk II(M) Torpedoes, locally controlled. Ammo: 6 torpedoes
Ships in class[]
- Weymouth (away in foreign waters)
- Yarmouth
- Dartmouth (away in foreign waters)
- Falmouth