The Caledon Class
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Caledon |
| Completed: | Four |
| Lost: | Two |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | C class cruiser |
| Displacement: | 4,180 tons (standard), 4,950 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 450 ft (140 m) overall |
| Beam: | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Draught: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft Parsons geared turbines 6 boilers 40,000 shp |
| Speed: | 29 knots (54 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,900 nautical miles (10,930 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) |
| Complement: | 334 |
| Armament: |
5 BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) Mk XII guns (5x1) |
| Armour: | machinery spaces: 3 inch sides magazines: 2ΒΌ inch sides deck: 1 inch |
The Caledon class were all ordered in December 1915 and commissioned in 1917. They retained the two funnels of the previous two sub-classes. Their propulsion was slightly different from the previous sub-classes. Their superstructure was also slightly altered. They had a main armament of five 6-inch (152 mm) guns and a secondary armament of two 3 in guns, as well as an AA armament of four 3 pounder guns. The surviving ships of the class survived to see World War II, and underwent a number of modifications. Five Oerlikon 20 mm cannons were added to all ships. Caledon herself had a different armament, as she underwent an extensive rebuild that saw her become an AA cruiser. She was armed with the effective 4-inch (102 mm) gun, of which she had twelve, two 40 mm Bofors and eight 20 mm Oerlikons.
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