HMS Caroline
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HMS Caroline is a preserved World War I-era Royal Navy light cruiser, notable as one of the last surviving ships from the Battle of Jutland and now serving as a museum ship in Belfast.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
C-class light cruiser
ⓘ
Royal Navy warship ⓘ World War I warship ⓘ museum ship ⓘ |
| armament |
six 6-inch guns (original main battery)
ⓘ
torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithShipyard | Cammell Laird shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedAt | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 41 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Cammell Laird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Birkenhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | 1915-12-04 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 325 officers and men (wartime) ⓘ |
| decommissionedFromSeaService | 1924 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 4,219 tons standard ⓘ |
| draught | approximately 16 feet ⓘ |
| hasExhibitType | naval history museum ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UK historic ship ⓘ |
| homePort | Alexandra Dock, Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 1914-01-28 ⓘ |
| laterRole |
Royal Naval Reserve drill ship
ⓘ
headquarters and training ship ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1914-12-29 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 446 feet ⓘ |
| location | Titanic Quarter, Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 28.5 knots ⓘ |
| mooredIn | Alexandra Dock, Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumOpening | 2016 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the last surviving ships of the Battle of Jutland
ⓘ
being one of the oldest surviving Royal Navy light cruisers ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| owner | National Museum of the Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Jutland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationWorkBy | National Museum of the Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleAtJutland | scout and screening cruiser ⓘ |
| shipClass | Caroline sub-class of C-class cruisers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | light cruiser ⓘ |
| squadron | 4th Light Cruiser Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
museum ship
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preserved ship ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Naval Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | World War II (as training and HQ ship) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedBy | public ⓘ |
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