hms cardiff hms cardiff class light cruiser built royal_navy world war ships sub class spent career flagship assigned grand_fleet war ship participated second battle bight late cardiff briefly deployed baltic late supporting forces british campaign baltic russian civil war transferred mediterranean_fleet early spent rest year adriatic_sea early ship black_sea supporting whites cardiff spent rest time world wars overseas reserve ship played minor role world war initially assigned training ship late continued role rest war cardiff sold scrap early subsequently broken design description class cruisers intended escort fleet defend enemy destroyers attempting close torpedo range sub class slightly larger improved version preceding sub class ships feet inches long overall beam feet inches mean draught feet inches displacement long tons normal long tons deep load cardiff 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 main armament class ships consisted inch guns mounted identical number layout considerably improved moving gun bridge fore funnel superfiring position forward gun wider firing arc old position aft rear funnel stern gun superfiring gun inch cwt anti aircraft guns positioned abreast fore funnel torpedo armament identical torpedo tubes twin mounts broadside class protected waterline belt thick protective deck thick steering gear walls conning tower thickness inches construction career cardiff second ship serve royal_navy ordered march april repeat war programme ship laid shipyard july launched april completed june flagship 6th grand_fleet following month cardiff participated second battle bight november 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 cardiff fired ship squadron hit german ships hit times killing seven crewmen wounding thirteen lightly damaged based scapa_flow ship spent remainder war escorting convoys training northern portion north_sea november war cardiff honour leading german high seas fleet forth interned days later 6th command rear admiral ordered baltic_sea support attempted secure independence russia half sister destroyers ship bombarded positions east estonia december brought russian offensive halt destroyed bridge connecting russia day starboard gun given 6th recalled early january arrived january cardiff arrived portsmouth january begin refit lasted february conning tower removed time bridge enlarged march sailed malta join squadron renumbered 3rd light cruiser squadron 3rd assigned mediterranean_fleet ship arrived days later squadron assigned duties adriatic cardiff spent time visiting adriatic ports malta flagship rear admiral september january ship constantinople cardiff arrived admiral hope concurred decision evacuate city face advancing ship departed city day returned february hope assumed command british forces city late march ship stationed whites forced evacuate november november cardiff picked emperor austria king hungary wife romania conveyed exile portuguese island arrived november ship present great fire year later mid september close end turkish war remained mediterranean went home lengthy refit cardiff time mediterranean fitted pair pounder guns original foot exchanged foot models assigned flagship 6th ship returned home month replaced half sister flagship july following year transferred flagship participated silver jubilee fleet review king george july cardiff present ship considered conversion anti aircraft cruiser june programme delays caused conversion pushed month later cardiff recommissioned service 5th cruiser squadron ship departed hong_kong april placed reserve second world war day war september cardiff assigned 12th searching returning german merchant ships north norwegian seas days later assigned patrol gaps late november searched german battleships sank armed merchant cruiser 23rd june cardiff tasked suppress german artillery batteries overlooking prevent firing british ships evacuated troops longer visible sea ship arrived cruiser received wounded men coaster cameo returned portsmouth cardiff converted use gunnery training ship october served capacity rest war ship fitted millimeter light guns type surface search radar april late type long range search radar fitted cardiff paid september sold scrap young january ship broken scotland arrived march
HMS Cardiff (D58)