class light cruiser built royal_navy world war ships sub class assigned grand_fleet war ship participated second battle bight late briefly deployed baltic late supporting forces british campaign baltic transferred mediterranean_fleet early spent year half thing black_sea russian civil war ship withdrawn black_sea observe turkish war crisis late spent rest time world wars overseas reserve deployments far_east north_america west indies station recommissioned start world war september returned helped intercepted german blockade runners ship transferred early saw action converted training ship south_africa sent ceylon accommodation ship briefly fleet flagship august returning home later year ship placed reserve end year sold scrap early design description class cruisers intended escort fleet defend enemy destroyers attempting close torpedo range sub class slightly larger improved version preceding sub class powerful armament ships feet inches long overall beam feet inches deep draught feet inches displacement long tons normal long tons deep load powered geared parsons steam turbines driving propeller shaft produced total shaft horsepower turbines steam generated yarrow boilers gave speed knots mph carried long tons tons fuel oil ship crew officers ranks increased serving flagship main armament class ships consisted inch guns mounted gun forward bridge fore aft funnels stern gun superfiring gun inch cwt anti aircraft guns positioned abreast fore funnel torpedo armament times powerful torpedo tubes twin mounts broadside protected waterline belt thick protective deck thick steering gear walls conning tower thickness inches construction career second ship serve royal_navy ordered december war programme ship laid shipyard february launched december completed june assigned 6th grand_fleet class cruisers sister ran aground august ships successfully refloated action november participated second battle bight successful attempt british intercept german forces clearing british minefields north_sea 6th screened light courageous class battlecruisers 1st cruiser squadron battle 1st light cruiser squadron british lost german smoke screen laid german light cruisers pursued ships battle inflicted little damage poor visibility caused german smoke rear ship squadron fired score hits opponents damage conning tower replaced enlarged bridge foot exchanged foot models november ship based escorted german high seas fleet sailed scapa_flow november interned days later 6th ordered baltic_sea support attempted secure independence russia stopped copenhagen denmark route pulled run aground half sister cardiff destroyers ship bombarded positions inch shells east estonia december brought russian offensive halt destroyed bridge connecting weeks later helped capture russian destroyer near december later turned beginning january sister ferried finnish volunteers bombarded conjunction offensive january 6th recalled immediately arrived january ship transferred 3rd light cruiser squadron mediterranean_fleet february april stationed support anti volunteer army april aerial reconnaissance reported bay town greek battleship bombarded town forcing soviet forces withdraw joined half sister destroyer bombarded soviet troops days later time village newly arrived battleship emperor india helped break attack months later hit inch shells engaged coastal artillery suffered casualties damage later month supported amphibious landing near mid october ship supported offensive near april deployed coast georgia supporting continued withdrawn georgia june response greek turkish war arrived istanbul june crisis september ship deployed watch participated withdrawal ships turkish waters december treaty ended war negotiated ship remained mediterranean december briefly transferred fitted pair pounder guns returning home began lengthy refit september october assigned north_america west indies station ship remained february returned briefly placed reserve recommissioned july service 5th cruiser squadron returned home years later placed reserve october second world war beginning war september portland harbour reassigned operate north american coast shortly following month ferried million gold halifax nova scotia october light cruiser canadian destroyer spotted german oil tanker channel stopped ship germans scuttled ship prevent capture december german blockade runner intercepted dutch sloop west set fire crew prevent capture wreck sunk later day ship refitted new_york_city october february exchanged millimeter light guns single mounts addition fitted type type surface search radars ship assigned remained converted gunnery training ship june july transferred ceylon accommodation ship april flagship renamed august placed reserve december returned home ship sold scrap april subsequently broken ferry wales
HMS Caradoc (D60)