HMS Lowestoft (1913)

HMS Lowestoft (1913)

HMS "Lowestoft" was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy launched on 23 April 1913 from Chatham Dockyard. She was part of the "Birmingham" subgroup.

She was initially assigned to the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet, and in August 1914 she sank a German merchant ship. On the 28 August 1914, she participated in the Battle of Heligoland Bight, and on the 24 January 1915 "Lowestoft" took part in the Battle of Dogger Bank. In February 1915, she was reassigned to the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron, and in 1916 reassigned again to the 8th Light Cruiser Squadron, operating in the Mediterranean. She survived the war and was sold for scrapping on 8 January 1931 to Ward, of Milford Haven.

References

*Colledge
*Jane's Fighting Ships of World War One (1919), Jane's Publishing Company
* [http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/light-cruiser/hms-Birmingham.html Ships of the Birmingham group]


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