HMS Constance (1915)

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

Constance departing Devonport in March 1919
History
United Kingdom
NameConstance
BuilderCammell Laird
Laid down25 January 1915
Launched12 September 1915
CompletedJanuary 1916
CommissionedJanuary 1916
DecommissionedMarch 1931
IdentificationPennant number: C5 (1914); 49 (Jan 18);[1] 90 (Apr 18); 81 (Nov 19).[2]
FateSold 8 June 1936 for scrapping
General characteristics
Class and typeC-class light cruiser
Displacement3,750 tons
Length446 ft (136 m)
Beam41.5 ft (12.6 m)
Draught15 ft (4.6 m)
Installed power
Propulsion4 shafts; 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 Constance was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that saw service in World War I. She was part of the Cambrian group of the C class.

  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.