HMS Champion (1915)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Champion.
HMS Champion was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that saw service during World War I. She was part of the Calliope group of the C class.
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HMS Champion during World War I. | |
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Name | HMS Champion |
Builder | Hawthorn Leslie and Company |
Laid down | 9 March 1914 |
Launched | 29 May 1915 |
Completed | December 1915 |
Commissioned | 20 December 1915 |
Decommissioned | October 1924 |
Recommissioned | May 1925 |
Decommissioned | December 1933 |
Fate | Sold 28 July 1934 for scrapping |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | C-class light cruiser |
Displacement | 3,750 tons |
Length | 446 ft (136 m) |
Beam | 41.5 ft (12.6 m) |
Draught | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) |
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Speed | 28.5 knots (53 km/h) |
Range | carried 405 tons (772 tons maximum) of fuel oil |
Complement | 324 |
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