Caroline-class cruiser
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The Caroline-class cruiser was a group of early 20th-century British Royal Navy light cruisers designed for fleet scouting and destroyer flotilla leadership during World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caroline-class cruiser canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class of warship
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light cruiser ⓘ light cruiser class ⓘ |
| armament |
BL 6-inch Mk XII naval gun
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QF 4-inch naval gun NERFINISHED ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| category |
Light cruiser classes
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Ship classes of the Royal Navy ⓘ World War I cruisers of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Royal Navy Director of Naval Construction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
destroyer flotilla leadership
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fleet scouting ⓘ |
| designedYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Calliope-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
HMS Caroline
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HMS Carysfort NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Cleopatra NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Comus NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Conquest NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Cordelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| introduced | 1914 ⓘ |
| launched | 1914 ⓘ |
| location | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTheatre |
Grand Fleet operations
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North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Jutland
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Battle of Jutland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsBuilt | 6 ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Navy
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Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOfClass | Caroline-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Arethusa-class cruiser (1913) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAs | museum ship ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | British Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipDisplacement | about 4200 tons standard ⓘ |
| shipType | light cruiser ⓘ |
| usedAs |
flotilla leader
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scout cruiser ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HMS Caroline