H.M.S. Cardiff
1917
(Navis 140aN)
- Class: Ceres - 5 light cruisers of 1916
- Displacement: 4,190 tons
- Dimensions: 425 (pp) 450 (oa) x 43.5 x 16.25 ft.
- Machinery: Geared turbines: 2 screws, S.H.P. 41,450 = 29 knots
- Armament: 5-6 in. (5x1), 2-3 in. A.A.; 8-21 in. T.T.
- Armor: Belt 3 in., deck 1 in.
- Complement: 344
- Builder: Fairfield (Clyde)
- Laid Down: Jul 1916
- Launched: 12 May 1917
- Completed: Jul 1917
- Scrapped: 1945
- Actions: 1917 Grand Fleet 6th L.C.S. (flagship), 1918 led High Seas Fleet to surrender. Converted to A.A. cruiser 1935 and served in World War II.
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