HMS Comus (1914)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | C-class light cruiser |
| Name: | HMS Comus |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter, Wallsend |
| Laid down: | 13 November 1913 |
| Launched: | 16 December 1914 |
| Commissioned: | 15 May 1915 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap July 28, 1931 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Nominal:3,750 tons Loaded: 4,219 tons Deep: 4,733 tons |
| Length: | 420 ft (130 m) (446 ft (136 m) overall) |
| Beam: | 41.5 ft (12.6 m) |
| Draught: | 16 ft (5 m) maximum. |
| Propulsion: | 4 shaft Parsons turbines Power: 40,000 shp |
| Speed: | 28.5 knots (53 km/h) |
| Range: | carried 405 tons (772 tons maximum) of fuel oil |
| Complement: | 325 |
| Armament: | As built:
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| Armour: | Belt: 3 to 1 in Decks: 1 inch |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Comus.
HMS Comus was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was part of the Caroline group of the C-class of cruisers.
She was laid down on 13 November 1913, launched 16 December 1914 and commissioned into the navy on 15 May 1915. She was assigned to the Grand Fleet upon completion, and then went on to sink the German raider Grief on 29 February 1916. She was a member of the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron along with her sister ship HMS Caroline at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. She survived the battle and the war, but was considered obsolete before the outbreak of the Second World War and was sold for scrap on July 28, 1931 to Ward, of Barrow.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- Jane's Fighting Ships of World War One (1919), Jane's Publishing Company
- Ships of the Caroline class
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