HMS Castor (1915)

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

History
United Kingdom
NameCastor
BuilderCammell Laird
Laid down28 October 1914
Launched28 July 1915
CompletedNovember 1915
CommissionedNovember 1915
DecommissionedMay 1935
IdentificationPennant number: C4 (1914); 33 (Jan 18);[1] 20 (Apr 18); 85 (Nov 19)[2]
FateSold 30 July 1936 for scrapping
General characteristics
Class and typeC-class light cruiser
Displacement3,750 long tons (3,810 t)
Length446 ft (135.9 m)
Beam41.5 ft (12.6 m)
Draught15 ft (4.6 m)
Installed power
Propulsion4 propellers; 2 steam turbines
Speed28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Complement323
Armament
Armour
  • 3 inch side (amidships)
  • 2¼-1½ inch side (bows)
  • 2½ - 2 inch side (stern)
  • 1 inch upper decks (amidships)
  • 1 inch deck over rudder

HMS Castor was one of the Cambrian subclass of the C class of light cruisers. She saw service during the First World War and the Russian Civil War.

  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.