C-class cruiser

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Capetown, circa 1922
Class overview
Name	C class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Arethusa class
Succeeded by	Danae class
Subclasses	Caroline Calliope Cambrian Centaur Caledon Ceres Carlisle
In service	1914–2011
Completed	28
Lost	7
Preserved	1
General characteristics
Type	Light cruiser
Displacement	4,180 long tons (4,250 t) (standard) 4,950 long tons (5,030 t) (deep load)
Length	450 ft (137.2 m) (o/a)
Beam	43 ft (13 m)
Draught	14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power	Six boilers 40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
Propulsion	Two shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed	28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Range	5,900 nautical miles (10,900 km; 6,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	325
Armament	2 × single 6-inch (152 mm) guns 8 × single QF 4-inch (102 mm) guns[1] 1 × single 6 pdr (57 mm (2.2 in)) gun 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Side: 2.25–3 in (57–76 mm) deck: 1 in (25 mm)

The C class was a group of twenty-eight light cruisers of the Royal Navy, and were built in seven groups known as the Caroline class (six ships), the Calliope class (two ships), the Cambrian class (four ships), the Centaur class (two ships), the Caledon class (four ships), the Ceres class (five ships) and the Carlisle class (five ships). They were built for the rough conditions of the North Sea, and proved to be rugged and capable vessels, despite being somewhat small and cramped.