HMS Inconstant (1914)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Inconstant.
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Inconstant |
| Builder: | William Beardmore and Company |
| Laid down: | 3 April 1913 |
| Launched: | 6 July 1914 |
| Commissioned: | January 1915 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping 9 June 1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Arethusa-class light cruiser |
| Displacement: | 3,500 tons |
| Length: | 436 ft (133 m) Overall |
| Beam: | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draught: | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Parsons turbines Eight Yarrow boilers 40,000 hp |
| Speed: | 28.5 knots (53 km/h) |
| Range: | carried 482 tons (810 tons maximum) of fuel oil |
| Complement: | 318 |
| Armament: | 3 × BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) Mk XII guns 4 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk V guns |
| Armour: | 3 inches (76 mm) side (amidships) 2.25–1.5 inches (57–38 mm) side (bows) 2.5–2 inches (64–51 mm) side (stern) 1 inch (25 mm) upper decks (amidships) 1 inch (25 mm) deck over rudder 6 inches (150 mm) conning tower |
HMS Inconstant was an Arethusa-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy launched on 6 July 1914 at William Beardmore and Company shipyard.
On being commissioned, she was assigned to the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet, and on 31 May to 1 June 1916 Inconstant took part in the Battle of Jutland. She survived the battle and the First World War, and was sold for scrapping on 9 June 1922 to Cashmore, of Newport.
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. OCLC 67375475.
- Jane's Fighting Ships of World War One (1919), Jane's Publishing Company
- Ships of the Arethusa class
External links
- "Royal Navy Log Books - HMS Inconstant". naval-history.net. Retrieved 2014-01-03. OldWeather.org transcription of ship's logbooks December 1914 to February 1915
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