class cruiser class cruiser pair scout cruisers built royal_navy decade 20th century class type fitted steam turbine machinery completion sister ships served flotilla leaders destroyer fleet assigned battleship squadrons world war began august remained squadrons fleet incorporated grand_fleet changed squadrons course war ships present battle jutland fired shot converted following year ships laid minefields early addition missions sisters reduced reserve sold scrap design like earlier scout cruisers class designed provide destroyer command ship theoretically offering ability scout ahead group locate targets smaller ships attack enlarged armed versions earlier ships fitted steam turbines faster older ships equally unsuccessful intended role lacked speed destroyers supposed escort displacing long tons ships overall length feet beam feet inches deep draught feet powered sets parsons steam turbines driving shafts turbines produced total indicated horsepower steam produced yarrow boilers burned fuel oil coal gave maximum speed knots mph carried maximum long tons coal long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph crew consisted officers enlisted men main armament class consisted breech loading inch vii guns forward pair guns mounted platform forecastle middle pair amidships broadside remaining guns quarterdeck ahead guns fired pound shells range yards secondary armament quick firing pounder guns submerged inch torpedo tubes war additional inch guns added amidships increase firepower inch cwt anti aircraft gun added replaced inch gun scout cruisers ships lightly protected speed curved protective deck inch thick slope inches flat conning tower protected inches armour ships service began careers destroyer fleet senior officers ship 1st destroyer flotilla 2nd destroyer flotilla transferred 3rd destroyer flotilla sisters transferred 2nd 1st respectively fleet ships assigned positions rear squadrons fire guns battle jutland june sisters remained squadrons converted october replacing sister 2nd battle squadron month conversion assigned 4th battle squadron january ship reassigned end war laid mines entrance nights february sorties lay mines end war placed reserve war taken service quickly sold scrap sold
Boadicea-class cruiser