HMS Weymouth (1910)

HMS Weymouth in 1912
History
United Kingdom
NameWeymouth
NamesakeWeymouth, Dorset
BuilderArmstrong Whitworth
Yard number827
Laid down19 January 1910
Launched18 November 1910
CommissionedOctober 1911
FateSold for scrap, 2 October 1928
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeTown-class light cruiser
Displacement5,275 long tons (5,360 t)
Length
  • 430 ft (131.1 m) p/p
  • 453 ft (138.1 m) o/a
Beam47 ft 6 in (14.5 m)
Draught15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × shafts; 2 × Parsons steam turbines
Speed25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range5,610 nautical miles (10,390 km; 6,460 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement475
Armament
Armour

HMS Weymouth was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy during the 1910s. She was the name ship of the Weymouth sub-class of the Town class. The ship survived the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1928.