HMS Cassandra (1916)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Cassandra.
HMS Cassandra was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was part of the Caledon group of the C class of cruisers. Cassandra had a short career, being commissioned in June 1917 and sunk by a mine during the British intervention in the Russian Civil War on 5 December 1918.
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Name | HMS Cassandra |
Builder | Vickers Limited, Barrow in Furness |
Laid down | March 1916 |
Launched | 25 November 1916 |
Commissioned | June 1917 |
Fate | Sunk on 5 December 1918 by mine near Saaremaa (Oesel) isle |
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Class and type | C-class light cruiser |
Displacement | 4,190 tons |
Length | 450 ft (140 m) |
Beam | 43.6 ft (13.3 m) |
Draught | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
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Speed | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
Range | carried 300 tons (950 tons maximum) of fuel oil |
Complement | 327 |
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She was built by Vickers Limited, Barrow in Furness and laid down in March 1916, launched on 25 November 1916 and commissioned into the Navy in June 1917.