Sea Weapons

Light Cruiser (1914)

C-class class

HMS Calypso (D61)

Preceded by:

Arethusa (1914)

Succeeded by:

Danae (1918)

Datafile

ClassCarolineCalliopeCambrianCentaurCaledonCeresCarlisle
TypeLight CruiserLight CruiserLight CruiserLight CruiserLight CruiserLight CruiserLight Cruiser
Year1914191519151916191719171918
Crew301368368437400-437460432
Dimensions
Length135.9 m135.9 m135.9 m135.9 m137.2 m137.2 m137.6 m
Beam12.6 m12.6 m12.6 m12.8 m13 m13.3 m13.3 m
Draught4.9 m4.5 m4.5 m4.1 m5 m4.5 m4.7 m
Displacement
Empty4,219 t4,228 t4,320 t4,165 t4,120 t4,190 t4,290 t
Loaded4,733 t4,695 t4,799 t4,870 t4,950 t5,020 t5,250 t
Performance
Speed53 km/h55 km/h53 km/h54 km/h54 km/h54 km/h54 km/h
Range10,927 km @ 19 km/h
3,704 km @ 52 km/h
10,927 km @ 19 km/h
3,704 km @ 52 km/h
10,927 km @ 19 km/h
10,927 km @ 19 km/h
10,927 km @ 19 km/h
Machinery
Shafts4444222
Turbines4 x Independent reduction
40,000 hp
Parsons/Brown-Curtis
4 x Geared steam
37,500 hp
Parsons
4 x Geared steam
40,000 hp
Parsons/Brown-Curtis
4 x Geared steam
40,000 hp
Parsons
2 x Geared steam
40,000 hp
Parsons
2 x Geared steam
40,000 hp
Brown-Curtis/Parsons
2 x Geared steam
40,000 hp
Parsons/Brown-Curtis
Boilers8 x Yarrow6 x Yarrow6 x Yarrow6 x Yarrow6 x Yarrow6 x Yarrow6 x Yarrow
FuelOil: 916 tOil: 805-895 tOil: 841 tOil: 824 tOil: 935 tOil: 935 tOil: 935 t
Armament
Main2 x 152-mm/45 (6 x 1)
BL 6"/45 Mk. XII
-5° / +40°

2 x 152-mm/45 (6 x 1)
BL 6"/45 Mk. XII
-5° / +40°

2 x 152-mm/45 (2 x 1)
BL 6"/45 Mk. XII
-5° / +40°

5 x 152-mm/45 (5 x 1)
BL 6"/45 Mk. XII
-5° / +40°

5 x 152-mm/45 (5 x 1)
BL 6"/45 Mk. XII
-5° / +40°

5 x 152-mm/45 (5 x 1)
BL 6"/45 Mk. XII
-5° / +40°

5 x 152-mm/45 (5 x 1)
BL 6"/45 Mk. XII
-5° / +40°

Anti-Aircraft8 x 102-mm (8 x 1)
QF 4"/45 Mk. V
1 x 76-mm (1 x 1)
QF 13-pdr Mk. III
4 x 47-mm (4 x 1)
QF 3-pdr Mk. I Hotchkiss
8 x 102-mm (8 x 1)
QF 4"/45 Mk. V
1 x 76-mm (1 x 1)
QF 13-pdr Mk. III
4 x 47-mm (4 x 1)
QF 3-pdr Mk. I Hotchkiss
8 x 102-mm (8 x 1)
QF 4"/45 Mk. V
1 x 76-mm (1 x 1)
QF 13-pdr Mk. III
4 x 47-mm (4 x 1)
QF 3-pdr Mk. I Hotchkiss
1 x 76-mm (1 x 1)
QF 13-pdr Mk. III
2 x 76-mm (2 x 1)
QF 3-in 20 cwt
4 x 47-mm (4 x 1)
QF 3-pdr Mk. I Hotchkiss
2 x 76-mm (2 x 1)
QF 3-in 20 cwt
4 x 47-mm (4 x 1)
QF 3-pdr Mk. I Hotchkiss
2 x 76-mm (2 x 1)
QF 3-in 20 cwt
4 x 47-mm (4 x 1)
QF 3-pdr Mk. I Hotchkiss
2 x 40-mm (2 x 1)
QF 2-pdr Mk. II
2 x 76-mm (2 x 1)
QF 3-in 20 cwt
4 x 47-mm (4 x 1)
QF 3-pdr Mk. I Hotchkiss
2 x 40-mm (2 x 1)
QF 2-pdr Mk. II
Torpedo tubes4 x 533-mm (2 x 2)
2 x 533-mm (2 x 1)
2 x 533-mm (2 x 1)
2 x 533-mm (2 x 1)
8 x 533-mm (4 x 2)
8 x 533-mm (4 x 2)
8 x 533-mm (4 x 2)
Broadside91 kg91 kg91 kg227 kg227 kg227 kg227 kg
Armor
Belt25 - 76 mm38 - 102 mm38 - 76 mm32 - 76 mm32 - 76 mm38 - 76 mm38 - 76 mm
Deck25 mm25 mm25 mm25 mm25 mm25 mm25 mm
Gun turret102 mm102 mm102 mm102 mm25 mm25 mm25 mm
Conning tower152 mm152 mm152 mm152 mm152 mm76 mm76 mm
Production
Built6242455
Total28

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Caroline:
Caroline Cammell Laird28/01/191429/09/191404/12/191402/1922Preserved
Carysfort Hawthorn Leslie25/02/191414/11/191406/191504/1931Sold/Scrapped
Cleopatra Cammell Laird26/02/191414/01/191506/191503/1931Sold/Scrapped
Comus Swan Hunter03/11/191316/12/191405/191512/1933Sold/Scrapped
Conquest Scotts03/03/191420/01/191506/19151930Sold/Scrapped
Cordelia Pembroke DYd21/07/191323/02/191401/191512/1922Sold/Scrapped
Calliope:
Calliope Chatham DYd01/01/191417/12/191406/191501/1930Sold/Scrapped
Champion Hawthorn Leslie09/03/191429/05/191520/12/191512/1933Sold/Scrapped
Cambrian:
Cambrian Pembroke DYd08/12/191403/03/191605/191607/1933Sold/Scrapped
Canterbury John Brown14/10/191421/12/191505/191612/1933Sold/Scrapped
Castor Cammell Laird28/10/191428/07/191511/191505/1935Sold/Scrapped
Constance Cammell Laird25/01/191512/09/191501/191603/1931Sold/Scrapped
Centaur:
Centaur Vickers24/01/191506/01/191608/191603/1932Sold/Scrapped
Concord Vickers01/02/191501/02/191512/191601/1933Sold/Scrapped
Caledon:
Caledon I53 Cammell Laird17/03/191625/11/191606/03/191704/1945Sold/Scrapped
Calypso I61 Hawthorn Leslie07/02/191624/01/191721/06/191712/06/1940 Loss by submarine
Caradoc I60 Scotts21/02/191623/12/191615/06/191704/1944Sold/Scrapped
Cassandra Vickers03/191625/11/191606/191705/12/1918 Loss by mine
Ceres:
Cardiff I58 Fairfield22/07/191612/04/191725/06/191703/09/1945Sold/Scrapped
Ceres I59 John Brown11/07/191624/03/191701/06/191710/1945Sold/Scrapped
Coventry I43 Swan Hunter04/08/191606/07/191721/02/191814/09/1942 Loss by aircraft
Curacoa I41 Pembroke DYd07/191605/05/191718/02/191802/10/1942 Loss in collision
Curlew I42 Vickers21/08/191605/07/191714/12/191726/05/1940 Loss by aircraft
Carlisle:
Cairo I87 Cammell Laird28/11/191719/11/191823/09/191912/08/1942 Loss by submarine
Calcutta I82 Vickers18/10/191709/07/191828/08/191901/06/1941 Loss by aircraft
Capetown I88 Cammell Laird23/02/191817/06/191928/02/192210/1944Sold/Scrapped
Carlisle I67 Fairfield02/10/191709/07/191811/11/191809/10/1943 Loss by aircraft
Colombo I89 Fairfield08/12/191718/12/191818/06/191906/1945Sold/Scrapped

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