Weymouth 1911
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Dartmouth | Vickers, Barrow | 19/2/1910 | 14/12/1910 | 10/1911 | sold for BU 12/1930 | |
| Falmouth | Beardmore, Dalmuir | 21/2/1910 | 20/9/1910 | 9/1911 | sunk 19/8/1916 | |
| Weymouth | Armstrong, Elswick | 19/1/1910 | 18/11/1910 | 10/1911 | sold for BU 10/1928 | |
| Yarmouth | London & Glasgow Co, Glasgow | 27/1/1910 | 12/4/1911 | 4/1912 | sold for BU 7/1929 |
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Displacement normal, t |
5250 |
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Displacement full, t |
5800 |
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Length, m |
138.1 |
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Breadth, m |
14.6 |
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Draught, m |
4.70 |
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No of shafts |
Dartmouth, Falmouth, Weymouth: 4 Yarmouth: 2 |
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Machinery |
Dartmouth, Falmouth, Wemouth: Parsons steam turbines, 12 Yarrow boilers Yarmouth: Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 12 Yarrow boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
22000 |
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Max speed, kn |
25 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 1290 + oil 260 |
| Armour, mm |
deck: 51 - 19, CT: 102, gun shields: 102 |
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Armament |
8 x 1 - 152/50 BL Mk XI, 4 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 2 - 533 TT (beam) |
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Complement |
475 |
Ship project history: Improved Bristols with uniform artillery.
Protection: protective deck with slopes was 51mm thick over machinery and 19mm over other parts.
Modernizations: 1915, all: + 1 x 1 - 76/45 QF Mk I HA
1918, Weymouth, Yarmouth: + flying-off platform and 1 airplane
1918, Weymouth, Dartmouth: + 1 x 1 - 76/45 QF Mk I HA
1918, Dartmouth: CT was removed.
1919, Weymouth, Yarmouth: - flying-off platform and plane
Naval service: Dartmouth was torpedoed by German submarine UC25 15/5/1917 but reached harbor and repaired, to reserve in June 1929. Falmouth was damaged by torpedo from submarine U66 19/8/1916 and was sunk by submarine U52 while towing next day in North sea. Weymouth was damaged by torpedo from Austrian submarine U28 2/10/1918, repaired, paid off in September 1927. Yarmouth was put on sales in November 1928.
Weymouth 1916
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