HMS Cordelia (1914)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Cordelia.

Cordelia during World War I
History
United Kingdom
NameCordelia
NamesakeCordelia of Britain
BuilderHM Dockyard, Pembroke
Laid down21 July 1913
Launched23 February 1914
CompletedJanuary 1915
CommissionedJanuary 1915
Decommissioned1919
RecommissionedJanuary 1920
DecommissionedDecember 1922
IdentificationPennant number: 78 (1914); 50 (Jan 18);[1] 69 (Apr 18); P.09 (Nov 19); 65 (Jan 22)[2]
FateSold for scrap, 31 July 1923
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeC-class light cruiser
Displacement4,175 long tons (4,242 t) (normal)
Length446 ft (135.9 m) (o/a)
Beam41 ft 6 in (12.6 m)
Draught16 ft (4.9 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × shafts; 2 × steam turbines
Speed28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Range3,680 nmi (6,820 km; 4,230 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement301
Armament
Armour

HMS Cordelia was a C-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was one of six ships of the Caroline sub-class and was completed at the beginning of 1915. The ship was assigned to the 1st and 4th Light Cruiser Squadrons (LCS) of the Grand Fleet for the entire war and played a minor role in the Battle of Jutland in mid-1916. Cordelia spent most of her time on uneventful patrols of the North Sea. She served as a training ship for most of 1919 before she was recommissioned for service with the Atlantic Fleet in 1920. The ship was placed in reserve at the end of 1922 and was sold for scrap in mid-1923.

  1. ^ Colledge, J J (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 47.
  2. ^ Dodson, Aidan (2024). "The Development of the British Royal Navy's Pennant Numbers Between 1919 and 1940". Warship International. 61 (2): 134–66.