H.M.S. Curacoa (1917)

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H.M.S. Curacoa was one of five light cruisers of the Ceres class. Her name was so variously spelled that a small article was written in Warship 2012 to resolve the name as Curacoa.[1]

H.M.S. Curacoa
Career Details
Pendant Numbers: A7 (Jan 1918)
62 (Apr 1918)[2]
Built By: Pembroke Royal Dockyard
Laid Down:
Launched: 5 May, 1917
Commissioned:
Sold:
Fate:

Alterations

Curacoa was fitted with a director system in February, 1918.[3]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dent, Stephen. H.M.S. Curacoa - What's in a Name?, Warship 2012, pp. 172-4.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919.
  3. The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships, 1919. pp. 11-12.
  4. The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 771.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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  • Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
  • Kelly, Peter. The Tragic Loss of HMS Curacoa in Warship 1997-1998


Ceres Class Light Cruiser
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