HMS Constance (1915)

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HMS Constance (1916).jpg
Constance departing Devonport in March 1919
History
United Kingdom
NameConstance
BuilderCammell Laird
Laid down25 January 1915
Launched12 September 1915
CompletedJanuary 1916
CommissionedJanuary 1916
DecommissionedMarch 1931
FateSold 8 June 1936 for scrapping
General characteristics
Class and typeC-class light cruiser
Displacement3,750 tons
Length446 ft (136 m)
Beam41.5 ft (12.6 m)
Draught15 ft (4.6 m)
Installed power
Propulsion4 shafts; 2 steam turbines
Speed28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Complement323
Armament
  • 4 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns
  • 1 × 4-inch (102 mm) gun
  • 2 × 3-inch (76 mm) guns
  • 2 × 2-pounder (907g) guns
  • 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour
  • 3 inch side (amidships)
  • 2¼-1½ inch side (bows)
  • 2½ - 2 inch side (stern)
  • 1 inch upper decks (amidships)
  • 1 inch deck over rudder

HMS Constance was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that saw service in World War I. She was part of the Cambrian group of the C class.

Construction[]

Constance was laid down on 25 January 1915, launched on 12 September 1915, and completed in January 1916.[1]

Service history[]

World War I[]

Commissioned into service in the Royal Navy in January 1916, Constance was assigned to the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet from her commissioning until 1919, taking part in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May-1 June 1916.[1]

Postwar[]

After the conclusion of World War I, Constance was assigned to the 8th Light Cruiser Squadron on the North American and West Indies Station from 1919 to 1926, recommissioning at Devonport in January 1923 to continue this service. From September 1926 to December 1927, she underwent a refit at Chatham Dockyard, becoming the flagship of the Portsmouth Reserve upon its completion. She was assigned to the 5th Cruiser Squadron on the China Station from 1928 to November 1930.[1]

In March 1931, Constance was decommissioned, transferred to the Reserve Fleet, and placed in reserve at Portsmouth, remaining in reserve there until July 1935.[1]

Disposal[]

Constance was sold in January 1936[1] or on 8 June 1936[2] (sources differ) to Arnott Young, of Dalmuir, Scotland, to be scrapped.

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Preston, p. 59
  2. ^ Colledge, p. 89

References[]

  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Friedman, Norman (2010). British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-59114-078-8.
  • Preston, Antony (1985). "Great Britain and Empire Forces". In Gray, Randal (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 1–104. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.

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