HMS Gloucester (1909)

History
Gloucester at anchor, 1918
United Kingdom
Name:	Gloucester
Namesake:	Gloucester
Builder:	William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir
Laid down:	15 April 1909
Launched:	28 October 1909
Commissioned:	October 1910
Out of service:	March 1920
Fate:	Sold for scrap, 9 May 1921
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type:	Town-class light cruiser
Displacement:	4,800 long tons (4,877 t)
Length:	430 ft (131.1 m) p/p 453 ft (138.1 m) o/a
Beam:	47 ft (14.3 m)
Draught:	15 ft 3 in (4.65 m) (mean)
Installed power:	22,000 shp (16,000 kW) 12 × Yarrow boilers
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:	480
Armament:	2 × single BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk XI guns 10 × single BL 4 in (102 mm) Mk VII guns 4 × QF 3-pounder (47 mm (1.9 in)) guns 2 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour:	Deck: .75–2 in (19–51 mm) Conning Tower: 6 in (150 mm)

HMS Gloucester was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The ship was initially assigned to the Home Fleet upon commissioning in 1910 and was transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1913. She was involved in the hunt for the German ships Goeben and Breslau after World War I began in August 1914. Gloucester was detailed several times during the war to search for German commerce raiders, but her only success was the capture of one supply ship in early 1915. She played a minor role in the Battle of Jutland in mid-1916 and then spent most of the rest of the war in the Adriatic Sea. The ship was placed in reserve in 1919 and was sold for scrap in 1921.

The Bristol sub-class were 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 Gloucester'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 ship had a crew of 480 officers and ratings.

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