Knowledge

HMS Cardiff (D58)

Source 📝

711: 604: 51: 33: 682:. The British lost the German minesweepers in the smoke screen laid by the four German light cruisers and pursued the latter ships for most of the battle, although they inflicted little damage in the poor visibility caused by the German smoke. 827:
in the face of the advancing Bolsheviks. The ship departed the city the next day, but returned on 11 February and Hope assumed command of all British forces in the city. By late March, the ship was stationed in the
686:
fired the most of any ship in her squadron, but did not hit any German ships. She was, however, hit four or five times herself, killing seven crewmen and wounding thirteen, but was only lightly damaged. Based at
549:
position over the forward gun with wider firing arc than in its old position, one was aft of the rear funnel, and the last two were in the stern, with one gun superfiring over the rearmost gun. The two
800:(3rd LCS) and assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet while the ship was refitting, where she arrived on six days later. The squadron was assigned peacekeeping duties in the Adriatic for most of 1919 and 1025:
to prevent them from firing on British ships as they evacuated the troops there, but they were no longer visible from the sea when the ship arrived. The cruiser received six wounded men from the
645: 782:. The next day, her starboard AA gun was dismounted and given to the Estonians. The 6th LCS was recalled in early January 1919 and arrived back in Rosyth on 10 January. 792:
on 11 January to begin a refit that lasted until 27 February. Her conning tower may have been removed at this time and the bridge enlarged. On 10 March, she sailed for
695:
during 1918, the ship spent the remainder of the war escorting convoys and training in the northern portion of the North Sea. By 21 November 1918 the war was over, and
710: 2006: 2001: 630: 95: 1036:
was converted for use as a gunnery training ship in October and served in that capacity for the rest of the war. The ship was fitted with six
1049: 1041: 652:
participated in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight on 17 November 1917. This was a successful attempt by the British to intercept German
625:, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was ordered in March–April 1916 as part of the Repeat War Programme. The ship was 390: 1452:. History of the Great War Based on Official Documents. Vol. V (reprint of the 1931 ed.). Nashville, Tennessee: Battery Press. 56: 1967: 1531:"Transcript: HMS CARDIFF – January 1918 to December 1919, Grand Fleet including German Fleet surrender, Baltic, Mediterranean Fleet" 892: 412: 1607: 1398: 1379: 1360: 492: 401: 447:
The C-class cruisers were intended to escort the fleet and defend it against enemy destroyers attempting to close within
920: 770:, on 14 December and brought the Russian offensive to a halt after they destroyed the one bridge connecting them with 1581: 1562: 1520: 1498: 1479: 1457: 1438: 873: 378: 884: 891:
was exchanged for 12-foot (3.7 m) models during the mid-1920s. From 1931 to May 1933, she was assigned to the
805: 909: 665: 2011: 1991: 1944: 998: 1123:
Dodson, Aidan (2024). "The Development of the British Royal Navy's Pennant Numbers Between 1919 and 1940".
992: 797: 679: 530: 290: 1986: 1060:
on 3 September 1945 and sold for scrap to Arnott Young on 23 January 1946. The ship was broken up in
738: 641: 804:
spent the time visiting various Adriatic ports or in Malta. She became the flagship of Rear-Admiral
741: 1351: 824: 603: 569: 305: 1004: 888: 876:. She remained in the Mediterranean until 1929 when she went home for a lengthy refit. During 1746: 1037: 968: 853: 1823: 1760: 1669: 1662: 1057: 1022: 944: 939:
in June 1938, but programme delays caused the conversion to be pushed back. A month later,
896: 869: 841: 675: 1530: 752:
as they attempted to secure their independence from Russia. Together with her half-sister
8: 1996: 1953: 1739: 1718: 1711: 1690: 1683: 1655: 900: 472: 936: 503: 237: 1921: 1914: 1907: 1865: 1788: 1781: 1550: 845: 715: 1623: 1928: 1872: 1830: 1816: 1809: 1753: 1603: 1577: 1558: 1516: 1494: 1475: 1453: 1434: 1417: 1394: 1375: 1356: 1018: 971:
which was fruitlessly searching for returning German merchant ships in the North and
753: 576: 554: 538: 394: 299: 1352:
Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
423:. The ship played a minor role in World War II as she was initially assigned to the 1879: 1676: 1600:
The Harwich Striking Force: The Royal Navy's Front Line in the North Sea, 1914-1918
913: 775: 551: 296: 1508: 1393:. Navy Records Society Publications. Vol. 158. Farnham, Surrey, UK: Ashgate. 1900: 1858: 1638: 988: 849: 789: 700: 499: 464: 424: 352: 177: 1433:. Vol. 1990. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 102–117. 1467: 1346: 1026: 1008: 980: 917: 833: 812: 704: 615: 591:
that was 1 in (25 mm) thick over the steering gear. The walls of the
537:
s, the layout was considerably improved by moving the gun formerly between the
460: 207: 153: 1980: 1421: 1085: 972: 948: 924: 749: 671: 611: 592: 542: 507: 495: 436: 428: 420: 355: 334: 257: 244: 180: 142: 514:(54 km/h; 33 mph). She carried 935 long tons (950 t) tons of 1045: 653: 644:
on 12 April 1917 and completed on 25 June 1917. She became flagship of the
572: 519: 468: 405: 308: 1513:
Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two
588: 546: 511: 419:
spent most of the rest of her time between the world wars overseas or in
374: 328: 268: 20: 991:. In late November, she fruitlessly searched for the German battleships 1429:
McBride, Keith (1990). "The Weird Sisters". In Gardiner, Robert (ed.).
745: 726: 688: 584: 366: 359: 322: 1515:(Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 975:. Several days later, she was assigned to patrol the gaps between the 533:
that were mounted on the centreline. While identical in number to the
455:
sub-class was a slightly larger and improved version of the preceding
952: 932: 868:, where they arrived on 19 November. The ship was present during the 771: 759: 661: 657: 626: 557:
were positioned abreast the fore funnel. The torpedo armament of the
484: 459:
sub-class. The ships were 450 feet 3 inches (137.2 m)
409: 386: 1632: 1065: 976: 955:
on 29 April 1939 for the UK where she was again placed in reserve.
872:
almost a year later in mid-September 1922, close to the end of the
637: 515: 476: 370: 191: 1470:(1985). "Great Britain and Empire Forces". In Gray, Randal (ed.). 1061: 984: 899:. The ship returned home that month and replaced her half-sister 865: 861: 767: 730: 448: 431:
in late 1940 and continued in that role for the rest of the war.
156:: 29 (Jan 18); 39 (Apr 18); 58 (Nov 19); I.58 (1936); D.58 (1940) 77: 935:
on 20 May 1937. The ship was considered for conversion into an
385:
was briefly deployed to the Baltic in late 1918 supporting anti-
1408:
Head, Michael (2009). "The Baltic Campaign, 1918–1920, Pt. I".
864:, and conveyed them to their exile in the Portuguese island of 857: 829: 820: 779: 692: 1474:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 1–104. 32: 793: 763: 634: 480: 195: 99: 823:
on 4 February and Admiral Hope concurred in the decision to
404:
in early 1919 and spent most of the rest of the year in the
906: 883:
s time in the Mediterranean, she was fitted with a pair of
587:: 1.5–3 in (38–76 mm) thick and had a protective 506:(30,000 kW). The turbines used steam generated by six 931:
was also present for the Coronation Fleet Review for King
362:
during World War I. She was one of the five ships of the
1555:
Cruisers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia
1416:(2). International Naval Research Organization: 135–50. 912:
in July. The following year, she was transferred to the
887:
AA guns in 1923–24 and her original 9-foot (2.7 m)
796:
to join her squadron, which had been renumbered as the
467:
of 43 feet 5 inches (13.2 m) and a mean
836:
were forced to evacuate in November. On 6 November,
737:
A few days later, the 6th LCS, under the command of
916:Reserve as their flagship and participated in the 483:) at normal and 5,020 long tons (5,100 t) at 1472:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921 963:On the first day of the war on 3 September 1939, 762:, the ship bombarded Bolshevik positions east of 1978: 518:. The ship had a crew of about 460 officers and 1493:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 1345: 1199:McBride, pp. 110–15; Newbolt, pp. 165, 169–175 1052:long-range search radar had also been fitted. 631:Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company 96:Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company 1355:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. 377:during the war, the ship participated in the 1488: 1088:, 20 cwt referring to the weight of the gun. 471:of 14 feet 8 inches (4.5 m). 2007:World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom 1535:Royal Navy Log Books of the World War 1 Era 1374:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. 2002:World War I cruisers of the United Kingdom 1372:British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After 598: 439:in early 1946 and subsequently broken up. 1574:B.E.F. Ships Before, At and After Dunkirk 1272:Halpern, pp. 141, 158, 162, 167, 179, 228 442: 1489:Raven, Alan & Roberts, John (1980). 1369: 1107: 943:was recommissioned for service with the 709: 648:of the Grand Fleet the following month. 602: 226:14 ft 8 in (4.5 m) (mean) 19:For other ships with the same name, see 1549: 1466: 1447: 1428: 1388: 1068:, after she arrived there on 18 March. 1979: 1571: 1507: 1241: 1239: 1122: 885:2-pounder (40 mm) Mk II "pom-pom" 291:BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk XII guns 206:450 ft 3 in (137.2 m) ( 1636: 1602:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 1576:. Gravesend, UK: World Ship Society. 1293: 1291: 1289: 1287: 1211: 1209: 1207: 1205: 1161: 1159: 1149: 1147: 699:had the honour of leading the German 664:. The 6th LCS screened the two light 408:. In early 1920, the ship was in the 47: 1637: 1597: 1407: 1186: 1184: 1182: 1180: 1112:. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 48. 1038:20-millimeter (0.8 in) Oerlikon 811:By 30 January 1920, the ship was in 678:during the battle together with the 1236: 958: 531:BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XII guns 510:which gave her a speed of about 29 502:, which produced a total of 40,000 13: 1968:List of cruisers of the Royal Navy 1591: 1284: 1202: 1156: 1144: 1017:was tasked to suppress the German 656:forces that were clearing British 369:and spent most of her career as a 218:43 ft 5 in (13.2 m) 169:General characteristics (as built) 14: 2023: 1617: 1491:British Cruisers of World War Two 1391:The Mediterranean Fleet 1920–1929 1177: 1135: 575:in four twin mounts, two on each 379:Second Battle of Heligoland Bight 16:C-class ship built for Royal Navy 1306:Raven & Roberts, pp. 215–216 400:She was then transferred to the 325:: 1.25–3 in (32–76 mm) 297:QF 3 in (76 mm) 20-cwt 49: 31: 1339: 1327: 1318: 1309: 1300: 1275: 1266: 1257: 1248: 1227: 1218: 564:s was identical to that of the 529:-class ships consisted of five 1193: 1168: 1116: 1101: 1084:"Cwt" is the abbreviation for 1078: 1048:by April 1942. By late 1943 a 874:Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922 391:British campaign in the Baltic 1: 1281:Halpern, pp. 330–332, 384–392 1233:Head, pp. 134–139; Transcript 595:had a thickness of 3 inches. 552:QF 3-inch (76 mm) 20-cwt 1095: 1032:and returned to Portsmouth. 983:and between the Faeroes and 714:A painting by Cecil King of 164:Broken up from 18 March 1946 7: 1572:Winser, John de S. (1999). 1389:Halpern, Paul, ed. (2011). 1333:Raven & Roberts, p. 427 1013:, on the 23rd. On 12 June, 610:leading surrendered German 271:(54 km/h; 33 mph) 37:In wartime camouflage, 1942 10: 2028: 1254:Transcript; Whitley, p. 70 1245:Raven & Roberts, p. 75 1165:Raven & Roberts, p. 62 1110:British Warships 1914–1919 893:Commander-in-Chief, Africa 798:3rd Light Cruiser Squadron 680:1st Light Cruiser Squadron 646:6th Light Cruiser Squadron 491:was powered by two geared 18: 1965: 1939: 1890: 1841: 1799: 1771: 1729: 1701: 1645: 1370:Friedman, Norman (2010). 640:on 22 July 1916. She was 618:at the end of World War I 583:class was protected by a 525:The main armament of the 168: 42: 30: 1141:Friedman, pp. 38, 42, 48 1071: 742:Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair 570:21 in (533 mm) 415:against the Bolsheviks. 331:: 1 in (25 mm) 306:21 in (533 mm) 1598:Dunn, Steve R. (2022). 1448:Newbolt, Henry (1996). 1349:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 895:as the flagship of the 599:Construction and career 555:anti-aircraft (AA) guns 256:2 × shafts; 2 × geared 1108:Colledge, J J (1972). 1005:armed merchant cruiser 734: 619: 443:Design and description 1410:Warship International 1125:Warship International 969:12th Cruiser Squadron 937:anti-aircraft cruiser 744:, was ordered to the 713: 606: 413:supporting the Whites 2012:Charles I of Austria 1992:Ships built in Govan 1040:light AA guns and a 1023:Saint-Valery-en-Caux 1003:after they sank the 967:was assigned to the 951:. The ship departed 945:5th Cruiser Squadron 897:6th Cruiser Squadron 870:Great Fire of Smyrna 842:Charles I of Austria 676:1st Cruiser Squadron 1557:. London: Cassell. 1537:. Naval-History.net 1315:Rohwer, pp. 1, 3, 9 1019:artillery batteries 905:as flagship of the 498:, each driving one 402:Mediterranean Fleet 846:Emperor of Austria 735: 620: 389:forces during the 373:. Assigned to the 300:anti-aircraft guns 1974: 1973: 1609:978-1-3990-1596-7 1400:978-1-4094-2756-8 1381:978-1-59114-078-8 1362:978-1-86176-281-8 927:on 16 July 1935. 825:evacuate the city 395:Russian Civil War 343: 342: 145:, 23 January 1946 2019: 1987:C-class cruisers 1639:C-class cruisers 1634: 1633: 1613: 1587: 1568: 1546: 1544: 1542: 1526: 1504: 1485: 1463: 1450:Naval Operations 1444: 1425: 1404: 1385: 1366: 1334: 1331: 1325: 1322: 1316: 1313: 1307: 1304: 1298: 1295: 1282: 1279: 1273: 1270: 1264: 1261: 1255: 1252: 1246: 1243: 1234: 1231: 1225: 1222: 1216: 1213: 1200: 1197: 1191: 1190:Friedman, p. 413 1188: 1175: 1172: 1166: 1163: 1154: 1151: 1142: 1139: 1133: 1132: 1120: 1114: 1113: 1105: 1089: 1082: 959:Second World War 882: 852:, and his wife, 808:on 1 September. 776:Saint Petersburg 707:to be interned. 563: 504:shaft horsepower 240:(30,000 kW) 133:3 September 1945 87:March–April 1915 59: 54: 53: 52: 35: 28: 27: 2027: 2026: 2022: 2021: 2020: 2018: 2017: 2016: 1977: 1976: 1975: 1970: 1961: 1935: 1886: 1837: 1795: 1767: 1725: 1697: 1641: 1620: 1610: 1594: 1592:Further reading 1584: 1565: 1540: 1538: 1529: 1523: 1501: 1482: 1468:Preston, Antony 1460: 1441: 1401: 1382: 1363: 1347:Colledge, J. J. 1342: 1337: 1332: 1328: 1323: 1319: 1314: 1310: 1305: 1301: 1296: 1285: 1280: 1276: 1271: 1267: 1262: 1258: 1253: 1249: 1244: 1237: 1232: 1228: 1224:Newbolt, p. 381 1223: 1219: 1214: 1203: 1198: 1194: 1189: 1178: 1174:Colledge, p. 60 1173: 1169: 1164: 1157: 1152: 1145: 1140: 1136: 1121: 1117: 1106: 1102: 1098: 1093: 1092: 1083: 1079: 1074: 989:Northern Patrol 987:as part of the 961: 880: 850:King of Hungary 748:to support the 733:, December 1918 721:(left) and HMS 701:High Seas Fleet 601: 561: 500:propeller shaft 445: 427:, but became a 425:Northern Patrol 231:Installed power 55: 50: 48: 38: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 2025: 2015: 2014: 2009: 2004: 1999: 1994: 1989: 1972: 1971: 1966: 1963: 1962: 1960: 1959: 1950: 1940: 1937: 1936: 1934: 1933: 1926: 1919: 1912: 1905: 1897: 1895: 1888: 1887: 1885: 1884: 1877: 1870: 1863: 1856: 1848: 1846: 1839: 1838: 1836: 1835: 1828: 1821: 1814: 1806: 1804: 1797: 1796: 1794: 1793: 1786: 1778: 1776: 1769: 1768: 1766: 1765: 1758: 1751: 1744: 1736: 1734: 1727: 1726: 1724: 1723: 1716: 1708: 1706: 1699: 1698: 1696: 1695: 1688: 1681: 1674: 1667: 1660: 1652: 1650: 1643: 1642: 1631: 1630: 1619: 1618:External links 1616: 1615: 1614: 1608: 1593: 1590: 1589: 1588: 1582: 1569: 1563: 1551:Whitley, M. J. 1547: 1527: 1521: 1509:Rohwer, Jürgen 1505: 1499: 1486: 1480: 1464: 1458: 1445: 1439: 1426: 1405: 1399: 1386: 1380: 1367: 1361: 1341: 1338: 1336: 1335: 1326: 1317: 1308: 1299: 1297:Whitley, p. 70 1283: 1274: 1265: 1256: 1247: 1235: 1226: 1217: 1201: 1192: 1176: 1167: 1155: 1153:Preston, p. 61 1143: 1134: 1115: 1099: 1097: 1094: 1091: 1090: 1076: 1075: 1073: 1070: 981:Faeroe Islands 973:Norwegian Seas 960: 957: 918:Silver Jubilee 813:Constantinople 705:Firth of Forth 672:battlecruisers 616:Firth of Forth 612:battlecruisers 600: 597: 585:waterline belt 568:s, with eight 508:Yarrow boilers 496:steam turbines 444: 441: 381:in late 1917. 358:built for the 341: 340: 339: 338: 332: 326: 323:Waterline belt 318: 314: 313: 312: 311: 302: 293: 285: 281: 280: 277: 273: 272: 265: 261: 260: 258:steam turbines 254: 250: 249: 248: 247: 245:Yarrow boilers 241: 232: 228: 227: 224: 220: 219: 216: 212: 211: 204: 200: 199: 188: 184: 183: 175: 174:Class and type 171: 170: 166: 165: 162: 158: 157: 154:Pennant number 151: 150:Identification 147: 146: 139: 138:Out of service 135: 134: 131: 130:Decommissioned 127: 126: 123: 119: 118: 115: 111: 110: 107: 103: 102: 93: 89: 88: 85: 81: 80: 75: 71: 70: 65: 61: 60: 57:United Kingdom 45: 44: 40: 39: 36: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2024: 2013: 2010: 2008: 2005: 2003: 2000: 1998: 1995: 1993: 1990: 1988: 1985: 1984: 1982: 1969: 1964: 1958: 1956: 1952:Followed by: 1951: 1949: 1947: 1943:Preceded by: 1942: 1941: 1938: 1932: 1931: 1927: 1925: 1924: 1920: 1918: 1917: 1913: 1911: 1910: 1906: 1904: 1903: 1899: 1898: 1896: 1893: 1889: 1883: 1882: 1878: 1876: 1875: 1871: 1869: 1868: 1864: 1862: 1861: 1857: 1855: 1854: 1850: 1849: 1847: 1844: 1840: 1834: 1833: 1829: 1827: 1826: 1822: 1820: 1819: 1815: 1813: 1812: 1808: 1807: 1805: 1802: 1798: 1792: 1791: 1787: 1785: 1784: 1780: 1779: 1777: 1774: 1770: 1764: 1763: 1759: 1757: 1756: 1752: 1750: 1749: 1745: 1743: 1742: 1738: 1737: 1735: 1732: 1728: 1722: 1721: 1717: 1715: 1714: 1710: 1709: 1707: 1704: 1700: 1694: 1693: 1689: 1687: 1686: 1682: 1680: 1679: 1675: 1673: 1672: 1668: 1666: 1665: 1661: 1659: 1658: 1654: 1653: 1651: 1648: 1644: 1640: 1635: 1629: 1627: 1622: 1621: 1611: 1605: 1601: 1596: 1595: 1585: 1583:0-905617-91-6 1579: 1575: 1570: 1566: 1564:1-86019-874-0 1560: 1556: 1552: 1548: 1536: 1532: 1528: 1524: 1522:1-59114-119-2 1518: 1514: 1510: 1506: 1502: 1500:0-87021-922-7 1496: 1492: 1487: 1483: 1481:0-85177-245-5 1477: 1473: 1469: 1465: 1461: 1459:0-89839-255-1 1455: 1451: 1446: 1442: 1440:1-55750-903-4 1436: 1432: 1427: 1423: 1419: 1415: 1411: 1406: 1402: 1396: 1392: 1387: 1383: 1377: 1373: 1368: 1364: 1358: 1354: 1353: 1348: 1344: 1343: 1330: 1324:Winser, p. 38 1321: 1312: 1303: 1294: 1292: 1290: 1288: 1278: 1269: 1263:Halpern, p. 6 1260: 1251: 1242: 1240: 1230: 1221: 1212: 1210: 1208: 1206: 1196: 1187: 1185: 1183: 1181: 1171: 1162: 1160: 1150: 1148: 1138: 1130: 1126: 1119: 1111: 1104: 1100: 1087: 1086:hundredweight 1081: 1077: 1069: 1067: 1063: 1059: 1055: 1051: 1047: 1043: 1039: 1035: 1031: 1028: 1024: 1020: 1016: 1012: 1011: 1006: 1002: 1001: 996: 995: 990: 986: 982: 978: 974: 970: 966: 956: 954: 950: 949:China Station 946: 942: 938: 934: 930: 926: 925:King George V 922: 919: 915: 911: 908: 904: 903: 898: 894: 890: 886: 879: 875: 871: 867: 863: 859: 855: 851: 847: 843: 839: 835: 831: 826: 822: 818: 814: 809: 807: 803: 799: 795: 791: 787: 783: 781: 777: 773: 769: 765: 761: 757: 756: 751: 750:Baltic States 747: 743: 740: 732: 728: 724: 720: 719: 712: 708: 706: 702: 698: 694: 690: 685: 681: 677: 673: 670: 668: 663: 659: 655: 651: 647: 643: 639: 636: 632: 628: 624: 617: 613: 609: 605: 596: 594: 593:conning tower 590: 586: 582: 578: 574: 573:torpedo tubes 571: 567: 560: 556: 553: 548: 544: 540: 536: 532: 528: 523: 521: 517: 513: 509: 505: 501: 497: 494: 490: 486: 482: 478: 474: 470: 466: 462: 458: 454: 450: 440: 438: 435:was sold for 434: 430: 429:training ship 426: 422: 418: 414: 411: 407: 403: 398: 396: 392: 388: 384: 380: 376: 372: 368: 365: 361: 357: 356:light cruiser 354: 350: 349: 336: 335:Conning tower 333: 330: 327: 324: 321: 320: 319: 316: 315: 310: 309:torpedo tubes 307: 303: 301: 298: 294: 292: 288: 287: 286: 283: 282: 278: 275: 274: 270: 266: 263: 262: 259: 255: 252: 251: 246: 242: 239: 235: 234: 233: 230: 229: 225: 222: 221: 217: 214: 213: 209: 205: 202: 201: 197: 193: 189: 186: 185: 182: 181:light cruiser 179: 176: 173: 172: 167: 163: 160: 159: 155: 152: 149: 148: 144: 140: 137: 136: 132: 129: 128: 124: 121: 120: 117:12 April 1917 116: 113: 112: 108: 105: 104: 101: 97: 94: 91: 90: 86: 83: 82: 79: 76: 73: 72: 69: 66: 63: 62: 58: 46: 41: 34: 29: 26: 22: 1954: 1945: 1929: 1922: 1915: 1908: 1901: 1891: 1880: 1873: 1866: 1859: 1852: 1851: 1842: 1831: 1824: 1817: 1810: 1800: 1789: 1782: 1772: 1761: 1754: 1747: 1740: 1730: 1719: 1712: 1702: 1691: 1684: 1677: 1670: 1663: 1656: 1646: 1628:at Uboat.net 1625: 1599: 1573: 1554: 1539:. Retrieved 1534: 1512: 1490: 1471: 1449: 1430: 1413: 1409: 1390: 1371: 1350: 1340:Bibliography 1329: 1320: 1311: 1302: 1277: 1268: 1259: 1250: 1229: 1220: 1195: 1170: 1137: 1131:(2): 134–66. 1128: 1124: 1118: 1109: 1103: 1080: 1053: 1046:search radar 1033: 1029: 1021:overlooking 1014: 1009: 999: 993: 964: 962: 940: 928: 921:Fleet review 901: 889:rangefinders 877: 837: 816: 810: 801: 785: 784: 754: 739:Rear-Admiral 736: 722: 717: 696: 683: 666: 654:minesweeping 649: 622: 621: 607: 580: 565: 558: 534: 526: 524: 488: 479:(4,260  473:Displacement 461:long overall 456: 452: 446: 432: 416: 406:Adriatic Sea 399: 382: 363: 347: 345: 344: 236:40,000  194:(4,260  187:Displacement 125:25 June 1917 109:22 July 1916 67: 25: 1000:Scharnhorst 844:, the last 819:arrived at 806:George Hope 788:arrived at 766:(Tallinn), 725:(right) in 547:superfiring 543:fore funnel 451:range. The 393:during the 375:Grand Fleet 337:: 3 in 295:2 × single 289:5 × single 21:HMS Cardiff 1997:1917 ships 1981:Categories 1748:Canterbury 1215:Transcript 1010:Rawalpindi 840:picked up 832:until the 790:Portsmouth 760:destroyers 746:Baltic Sea 727:Copenhagen 689:Scapa Flow 667:Courageous 658:minefields 475:was 4,190 360:Royal Navy 276:Complement 253:Propulsion 1825:Cassandra 1762:Constance 1671:Cleopatra 1664:Carysfort 1422:0043-0374 1096:Footnotes 994:Gneisenau 953:Hong Kong 933:George VI 772:Petrograd 758:and five 716:HMS  662:North Sea 633:at their 627:laid down 614:into the 577:broadside 485:deep load 477:long tons 463:, with a 410:Black Sea 387:Bolshevik 367:sub-class 304:4 × twin 192:long tons 141:Sold for 122:Completed 106:Laid down 1946:Arethusa 1923:Carlisle 1916:Capetown 1909:Calcutta 1892:Carlisle 1867:Coventry 1741:Cambrian 1731:Cambrian 1720:Champion 1713:Calliope 1703:Calliope 1692:Cordelia 1685:Conquest 1657:Caroline 1647:Caroline 1553:(1995). 1541:15 March 1511:(2005). 1066:Scotland 1058:paid off 1050:Type 273 1044:surface- 1042:Type 290 977:Shetland 902:Cambrian 642:launched 638:shipyard 516:fuel oil 371:flagship 284:Armament 267:29  114:Launched 74:Namesake 1930:Colombo 1874:Curacoa 1853:Cardiff 1832:Caradoc 1818:Calypso 1811:Caledon 1801:Caledon 1790:Concord 1783:Centaur 1773:Centaur 1626:Cardiff 1431:Warship 1062:Dalmuir 1054:Cardiff 1034:Cardiff 1027:coaster 1015:Cardiff 985:Iceland 965:Cardiff 947:on the 941:Cardiff 929:Cardiff 914:Chatham 910:Reserve 878:Cardiff 866:Madeira 862:Romania 838:Cardiff 817:Cardiff 802:Cardiff 786:Cardiff 768:Estonia 755:Caradoc 731:Denmark 723:Cardiff 718:Concord 703:to the 697:Cardiff 684:Cardiff 674:of the 660:in the 650:Cardiff 623:Cardiff 608:Cardiff 566:Caledon 535:Caledon 520:ratings 493:Parsons 489:Cardiff 469:draught 457:Caledon 449:torpedo 433:Cardiff 421:reserve 417:Cardiff 383:Cardiff 353:C-class 348:Cardiff 223:Draught 178:C-class 92:Builder 84:Ordered 78:Cardiff 68:Cardiff 43:History 1881:Curlew 1755:Castor 1606:  1580:  1561:  1519:  1497:  1478:  1456:  1437:  1420:  1397:  1378:  1359:  858:Sulina 834:Whites 830:Crimea 821:Odessa 780:Russia 693:Rosyth 669:-class 579:. The 539:bridge 351:was a 317:Armour 203:Length 190:4,190 1957:class 1955:Danae 1948:class 1902:Cairo 1894:class 1860:Ceres 1845:class 1843:Ceres 1803:class 1775:class 1733:class 1705:class 1678:Comus 1649:class 1072:Notes 1030:Cameo 881:' 794:Malta 764:Reval 635:Govan 581:Ceres 562:' 559:Ceres 545:to a 527:Ceres 512:knots 453:Ceres 437:scrap 364:Ceres 264:Speed 143:scrap 100:Govan 1624:HMS 1604:ISBN 1578:ISBN 1559:ISBN 1543:2016 1517:ISBN 1495:ISBN 1476:ISBN 1454:ISBN 1435:ISBN 1418:ISSN 1414:XLVI 1395:ISBN 1376:ISBN 1357:ISBN 1056:was 997:and 979:and 923:for 907:Nore 854:Zita 848:and 815:and 691:and 589:deck 541:and 465:beam 346:HMS 329:Deck 243:6 × 215:Beam 161:Fate 64:Name 856:at 778:), 629:by 279:460 238:shp 208:o/a 1983:: 1533:. 1412:. 1286:^ 1238:^ 1204:^ 1179:^ 1158:^ 1146:^ 1129:61 1127:. 1064:, 1007:, 860:, 729:, 522:. 487:. 397:. 269:kn 98:, 1612:. 1586:. 1567:. 1545:. 1525:. 1503:. 1484:. 1462:. 1443:. 1424:. 1403:. 1384:. 1365:. 774:( 481:t 210:) 198:) 196:t 23:.

Index

HMS Cardiff

United Kingdom
Cardiff
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Govan
scrap
Pennant number
C-class
light cruiser
long tons
t
o/a
shp
Yarrow boilers
steam turbines
kn
BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk XII guns
QF 3 in (76 mm) 20-cwt
anti-aircraft guns
21 in (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
Waterline belt
Deck
Conning tower
C-class
light cruiser
Royal Navy
sub-class
flagship

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.