HMS Caledon (D53)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Caledon
Builder	Cammell Laird
Laid down	17 March 1916
Launched	25 November 1916
Commissioned	6 March 1917
Decommissioned	April 1945
Refit	Converted to anti-aircraft cruiser at Chatham Dockyard between 14 September 1942 and 7 December 1943
Identification	Pennant number: 69 (Apr 17); 22 (Jan 18); 65 (Apr 18); 53 (Nov 19); I53 (1936); D53(1940).
Fate	Sold for scrap, 22 January 1948
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	C-class light cruiser
Displacement	4,238 long tons (4,306 t) normal; 4,911 long tons (4,990 t) full load
Length	425 ft (129.5 m) p/p; 450 ft (137.2 m) o/a;
Beam	42 ft 3 in (12.9 m)
Draught	18 ft 9 in (5.72 m) (mean, deep load)
Installed power	40,000 shp (30,000 kW); 6 × Yarrow boilers;
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed	29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Complement	438
Armament	5 × single BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk XII guns; 2 × single QF 3 in (76 mm) 20-cwt anti-aircraft guns; 4 × twin 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Waterline belt: 1.25–3 in (32–76 mm); Deck: 1 in (25 mm); Conning tower: 6 in;
General characteristics (October 1944)
Displacement	5,240 long tons (5,320 t) full load
Armament	3 × twin QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk XVI anti-aircraft guns; 2 × twin Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in) Mk IV "Hazemeyer" anti-aircraft guns; 6 × single Bofors 40 mm Mk III anti-aircraft guns; 1 × single Oerlikon 20 mm (0.79 in) Mk III anti-aircraft gun;

HMS Caledon was a C-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was the name ship of the Caledon sub-class of the C class. She survived both world wars to be scrapped in 1948.

^ Colledge, J J (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 48.
^ Dodson, Aidan (2024). "The Development of the British Royal Navy's Pennant Numbers Between 1919 and 1940". Warship International. 61 (2): 134–66.

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[1] Colledge, J J (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 48.

[2] Dodson, Aidan (2024). "The Development of the British Royal Navy's Pennant Numbers Between 1919 and 1940". Warship International. 61 (2): 134–66.

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History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Caledon
Builder	Cammell Laird
Laid down	17 March 1916
Launched	25 November 1916
Commissioned	6 March 1917
Decommissioned	April 1945
Refit	Converted to anti-aircraft cruiser at Chatham Dockyard between 14 September 1942 and 7 December 1943
Identification	Pennant number: 69 (Apr 17); 22 (Jan 18);^[1] 65 (Apr 18); 53 (Nov 19); I53 (1936); D53(1940).^[2]
Fate	Sold for scrap, 22 January 1948
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	C-class light cruiser
Displacement	4,238 long tons (4,306 t) normal; 4,911 long tons (4,990 t) full load
Length	425 ft (129.5 m) p/p 450 ft (137.2 m) o/a
Beam	42 ft 3 in (12.9 m)
Draught	18 ft 9 in (5.72 m) (mean, deep load)
Installed power	40,000 shp (30,000 kW) 6 × Yarrow boilers
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed	29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Complement	438
Armament	5 × single BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk XII guns 2 × single QF 3 in (76 mm) 20-cwt^{[Note 1]} anti-aircraft guns 4 × twin 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Waterline belt: 1.25–3 in (32–76 mm) Deck: 1 in (25 mm) Conning tower: 6 in
General characteristics (October 1944)
Displacement	5,240 long tons (5,320 t) full load
Armament	3 × twin QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk XVI anti-aircraft guns 2 × twin Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in) Mk IV "Hazemeyer" anti-aircraft guns 6 × single Bofors 40 mm Mk III anti-aircraft guns 1 × single Oerlikon 20 mm (0.79 in) Mk III anti-aircraft gun