HMS Nottingham (1913)
British Birmingham-class light cruiser / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Nottingham.
HMS Nottingham was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy just before World War I. She was one of three ships of the Birmingham sub-class and was completed in early 1914. The ship was assigned to the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron (LCS) of the Home and Grand Fleets for her entire career. Nottingham participated in most of the early fleet actions, including the battles of Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank, and Jutland, helping to sink several German ships during the battles. The ship was sunk by the German submarine U-52 during the Action of 19 August 1916.
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Name | HMS Nottingham |
Namesake | Nottingham |
Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
Laid down | 13 June 1912 |
Launched | 18 April 1913 |
Completed | April 1914 |
Fate | Sunk by U-52, 19 August 1916 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Town-class light cruiser |
Displacement | 5,440 long tons (5,530 t) |
Length | 457 ft (139.3 m) o/a |
Beam | 50 ft (15.2 m) |
Draught | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
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Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Range | 4,540 nmi (8,410 km; 5,220 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 480 |
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Armour | Waterline belt: 2–3 in (51–76 mm) |
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