Ceres Class (1917) CC Spec


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Ceres Class (1917) CC Specification

Crew :	334.	To Ceres Class (1917) CC Ships :
Displacement :	4,290 tons / 4,358 tonnes (standard load); 5,276 tons / 5,360 tonnes (full load).
Dimensions :	451ft 6in x 43ft 6in x 14ft 3in; 137.6m x 13.28m x 4.34m.
Range :	5,900nm @10kts.
Armour :	3in sides (machinery); 2¼in sides (magazines); 1in deck.
Armament :	As built; 5 x 6in (5 x 1) 3 x 3in (2 x 1), and 2 x 2pdr (2 x 1) guns; 8 x 21in torpedo tubes. As converted to AA Cruisers; Coventry & Curlew; 10 x 4in (10 x 1), 16 x 2pdr (2 x 8) guns; Curacoa; 8 x 4in (4 x 2), 4 x 2pdr guns. others; various during WW2.
Power plant :	6 x Yarrow boilers; 2-shaft geared turbines; 40,000shp; fuel oil 935 tons (920 tons AA conversions).
Max Speed :	29.5kts.


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