HMS Falmouth (1910)

HMS "Falmouth" was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy launched on 20 September 1910 from the yards of William Beardmore and Company. She was part of the "Weymouth" subgroup. [Jane's Fighting Ships of World War One]

She saw action in a number of major naval engagements of the war. On the outbreak of the First World War, she was assigned to the 5th Cruiser Squadron operating in the Mid Atlantic, in August 1914 "Falmouth" sank four German merchant ships and later that month was reassigned to the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet. On 28 August 1914 she took part in the Battle of Heligoland Bight, and on 24 January 1915 she took part in the Battle of Dogger Bank. [Ships of the Weymouth group]

She was still part of the squadron when on 31 May to 1 June 1916 she was present at the Battle of Jutland. Her eventful career came to an end on 19 August 1916 when she was sunk by the German submarine U 63. [Colledge] She sits in 15m at coord|53|58.93|N|0|4.50|W|display=inline,title.

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References

*Colledge
*Jane's Fighting Ships of World War One (1919), Jane's Publishing Company
* Gray, Randal (ed), "Conway's All The Worlds Fighting Ships, 1906-1921", (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985), ISBN 0-85177-245-5
* [http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/light-cruiser/hms-Weymouth.html Ships of the Weymouth group]