HMS Glasgow (1909)
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| Name: | HMS Glasgow |
| Namesake: | Glasgow |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering, Govan |
| Laid down: | 25 March 1909 |
| Launched: | 30 September 1909 |
| Completed: | September 1910 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 29 April 1927 |
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| Class and type: | Town-class light cruiser |
| Displacement: | 4,800 long tons (4,877 t) |
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| Beam: | 47 ft (14.3 m) |
| Draught: | 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m) (mean) |
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| Propulsion: | 4 × shafts; 2 × Parsons steam turbines |
| Speed: | 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range: | 5,830 nautical miles (10,800 km; 6,710 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 410 |
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HMS Glasgow, the sixth ship of that name, was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.
The Bristol sub-class was rated as second-class cruisers suitable for a variety of roles including both trade protection and duties with the fleet. They were 453 feet (138.1 m) long overall, with a beam of 47 feet (14.3 m) and a draught of 15 feet 6 inches (4.7 m). Displacement was 4,800 long tons (4,900 t) normal and 5,300 long tons (5,400 t) at full load. Twelve Yarrow boilers fed Glasgow's Parsons steam turbines, driving four propeller shafts, that were rated at 22,000 shaft horsepower (16,000 kW) for a design speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). The ship reached 25.85 knots (47.87 km/h; 29.75 mph) during her sea trials from 22,406 shp (16,708 kW). The boilers used both fuel oil and coal, with 1,353 long tons (1,375 t) of coal and 256 long tons (260 t) tons of oil carried, which gave a range of 5,830 nautical miles (10,800 km; 6,710 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).
The main armament of the Bristol class was two BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XI guns that were mounted on the centreline fore and aft of the superstructure and ten BL 4-inch Mk VII guns in waist mountings. All these guns were fitted with gun shields. Four Vickers 3-pounder (47 mm) saluting guns were fitted, while two submerged 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes were fitted. This armament was considered too light for ships of this size, while the waist guns were subject to immersion in a high sea, making them difficult to work.
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