Preceded by:
NoneSucceeded by:
Arethusa (1914) |  | |
| Class | Birmingham | Adelaide |
| Type | Light Cruiser | Light Cruiser |
| Year | 1914 | 1922 |
| Crew | 480 | 480 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 139.3 m | 141 m |
| Beam | 15.2 m | 15.2 m |
| Draught | 4.9 m | 4.9 m |
| Displacement | ||
| Empty | 5,440 t | 5,550 t |
| Loaded | 6,040 t | 6,160 t |
| Performance | ||
| Speed | 47 km/h | 47 km/h |
| Range | 7,667 km @ 30 km/h | ? |
| Machinery | ||
| Shafts | 4 | 4 |
| Turbines | 4 x Geared steam 25,000 hp Parsons | 4 x Geared steam 25,500 hp Parsons |
| Boilers | 12 x Yarrow | 12 x Yarrow |
| Fuel | Coal: 1,165 t | Coal: 860 t |
| Armament | ||
| Main | 9 x 152-mm/45 (6 x 1) BL 6"/45 Mk. XII -5° / +40° | 9 x 152-mm/45 (6 x 1) BL 6"/45 Mk. XII -5° / +40° |
| Anti-Aircraft | 4 x 47-mm (4 x 1) QF 3-pdr Mk. I Hotchkiss | 4 x 47-mm (4 x 1) QF 3-pdr Mk. I Hotchkiss |
| Torpedo tubes | 2 x 533-mm (2 x 1) | 2x1 x (21-in) |
| Broadside | 408 kg | 408 kg |
| Armor | ||
| Belt | 25 - 51 mm | 25 - 51 mm |
| Deck | 10 - 38 mm | 10 - 38 mm |
| Gun turret | 102 mm | 102 mm |
| Conning tower | 102 mm | 102 mm |
| Production | ||
| Built | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 4 |
| Ship | Code | Builder | Laid | Launch | Comm | Decomm | Fate | ||
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Birmingham | Armstrong | 10/06/1912 | 07/05/1913 | 03/02/1914 | 1931 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
|
Lowestoft | HMDY Chatham | 09/07/1912 | 28/04/1913 | 21/04/1914 | 1931 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
|
Nottingham † | HMDY Pembroke | 13/06/1912 | 18/04/1913 | 01/04/1914 | 19/08/1916 | † | Loss by submarine | |
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Adelaide | Cockatoo DYd | 20/11/1915 | 27/07/1918 | 04/08/1922 | 13/05/1946 | Sold/Scrapped |
