- HMS Canterbury (1915)
HMS "Canterbury" was a C-class
light cruiser of the BritishRoyal Navy . She was part of the "Cambrian" group of the C-class of cruisers. Unlike the rest of the subclass, "Canterbury" was armed with six torpedo tubes instead of the usual four.She was laid down in
October 1914 , launched onDecember 21 1915 and commissioned into the navy inApril 1916 . She was then attached to theGrand Fleet , commanded by Captain Percy M. R. Royds. Whilst serving with the Fleet she participated in theBattle of Jutland on31 May to1 June . She survived the battle and was then assigned to the 5th Light Cruiser Squadron, operating with theHarwich Force to defend the eastern approaches to theEnglish Channel . On5 June 1917 , whilst serving with the Harwich force she sank the Germantorpedo boat "S 20" off theBelgian coast. In1918 she was assigned to operate in the Aegean, where she saw out the rest of the war without incident.She was considered obsolete by
1934 , and was sold on27 July , 1934 to Metal Industries, ofRosyth for breaking up.References
*Colledge
*Jane's Fighting Ships of World War One (1919), Jane's Publishing Company
* [http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/light-cruiser/hms-Cambrian.html Ships of the Cambrian class]
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