HMS Cordelia (1914)
HMS Cordelia during World War I.
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| Name: | HMS Cordelia |
| Namesake: | Cordelia of Britain |
| Builder: | Pembroke Dockyard, Pembroke Dock, Wales |
| Laid down: | 21 July 1913 |
| Launched: | 23 February 1914 |
| Completed: | January 1915 |
| Commissioned: | January 1915 |
| Decommissioned: | 1919 |
| Recommissioned: | January 1920 |
| Decommissioned: | December 1922 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 31 July 1923 |
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| Class and type: | C-class light cruiser |
| Displacement: | 4,219 long tons (4,287 t) |
| Length: | 446 ft (135.9 m) (o/a) |
| Beam: | 41 ft 6 in (12.6 m) |
| Draught: | 16 ft (4.9 m) (mean) |
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| Propulsion: | 2 × shafts; 2 × steam turbines |
| Speed: | 28.5 kn (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph) |
| Complement: | 301 |
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HMS Cordelia was a C-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was one of six ships of the Caroline sub-class and was completed at the beginning of 1915. The ship was assigned to the 1st and 4th Light Cruiser Squadrons (LCS) of the Grand Fleet for the entire war and played a minor role in the Battle of Jutland in mid-1916. Cordelia spent most of her time on uneventful patrols of the North Sea. She spent most of 1919 as a training ship before she was recommissioned for service with the Atlantic Fleet in 1920. The ship was placed in reserve at the end of 1922 and was sold for scrap in mid-1923.
The C-class cruisers were intended to escort the fleet and defend it against enemy destroyers attempting to close within torpedo range. Ordered in July–August 1913 as part of the 1913–14 Naval Programme, the Carolines were enlarged and improved versions of the preceding Arethusa-class cruisers. The ships were 446 feet (135.9 m) long overall, with a beam of 41 feet 6 inches (12.6 m) and a mean draught of 16 feet (4.9 m). Displacement was 4,219 long tons (4,287 t) at normal and 4,733 long tons (4,809 t) at deep load.Cordelia was powered by four direct-drive Brown-Curtis steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, which produced a total of 40,000 indicated horsepower (30,000 kW). The turbines used steam generated by eight Yarrow boilers which gave her a speed of 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph). She carried 916 long tons (931 t) tons of fuel oil. The ship had a crew of 301 officers and other ranks.
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