HMS Carysfort (1914)
HMS Carysfort 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 in 1915. Assigned to the Grand Fleet, the Harwich Force, and the Dover Patrol during the war, the ship served as a flagship for part of the war. Her only known combat was a short battle against German torpedo boats in the English Channel, although she was very active patrolling the North Sea and unsuccessfully searching for German ships. Carysfort was assigned to the Home and Atlantic Fleets after the war and was sent to the Mediterranean Fleet during the Chanak Crisis of 1922–23 to support British interests in Turkey. In 1922, she patrolled off the Irish coast during the Irish Civil War. The ship was placed in reserve after returning h
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HMS Carysfort (1914)
HMS Carysfort 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 in 1915. Assigned to the Grand Fleet, the Harwich Force, and the Dover Patrol during the war, the ship served as a flagship for part of the war. Her only known combat was a short battle against German torpedo boats in the English Channel, although she was very active patrolling the North Sea and unsuccessfully searching for German ships. Carysfort was assigned to the Home and Atlantic Fleets after the war and was sent to the Mediterranean Fleet during the Chanak Crisis of 1922–23 to support British interests in Turkey. In 1922, she patrolled off the Irish coast during the Irish Civil War. The ship was placed in reserve after returning h
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HMS Carysfort was a C-class li ...... he was sold for scrap in 1931.
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1914-02-25
length (μ)
1,359408e+2
ship beam (μ)
1,24968e+1
ship launched
1914-11-14
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Sold forscrap, August 1931
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Ship armament
*2 × single BL Mk XII guns
*8 ...... t gun
*2 × twin torpedo tubes
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*Waterline belt:
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*Conning tower: 6 in
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Ship country
United Kingdom
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Ship ordered
July–August 1913
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Ship recommissioned
September 1924
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HMS Carysfort was a C-class li ...... d in reserve after returning h
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