HMS Aurora (1913)

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

HMCS Aurora in 1921
History
United Kingdom
NameAurora
BuilderDevonport Dockyard
Laid down24 October 1912
Launched30 September 1913
CommissionedSeptember 1914
Decommissioned1918
IdentificationPennant number: C1 (1914);[1] 08 (Jan 18); 66 (Nov 19)[2]
FateSold to Canada 1920
Canada
NameAurora
Acquired25 March 1920
Commissioned1 November 1920
Decommissioned1 July 1922
FateSold for scrap, August 1927
General characteristics
Class and typeArethusa-class light cruiser
Displacement3,500 tons
Length436 ft (133 m) overall
Beam39 ft (12 m)
Draught13.5 ft (4.1 m)
Propulsion
  • Parsons turbines
  • Eight Yarrow boilers
  • 40,000 hp (30,000 kW)
Speed28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Complement282
Armament
Armour

HMS Aurora was an Arethusa-class light cruiser that saw service in World War I with the Royal Navy. During the war, the cruiser participated in the Battle of Dogger Bank and was a member of the Grand Fleet when the main fleet of the Imperial German Navy surrendered to it in 1918. Following the war, Aurora was placed in reserve and in 1920, the cruiser was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy. Her service with the Royal Canadian Navy was brief, being paid off in 1922. The cruiser was sold for scrap in 1927 and broken up.

  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.