The Weymouth sub-class were slightly larger and improved versions of the preceding Bristol sub-class with a more powerful armament.[1] They were 453 feet (138.1 m) long overall, with a beam of 47 feet 6 inches (14.5 m) and a draught of 15 feet 6 inches (4.7 m). Displacement was 5,275 long tons (5,360 t) normal[2] and 5,800 long tons (5,900 t) at full load. Twelve Yarrow boilers fed Weymouth's Parsonssteam turbines,[1] driving two propeller shafts, that were rated at 22,000 shaft horsepower (16,000 kW) for a design speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). The ship reached 25.95 knots (48.06 km/h; 29.86 mph) during her sea trials from 23,380 shp (17,430 kW).[3] The boilers used both fuel oil and coal, with 1,290 long tons (1,311 t) of coal and 269 long tons (273 t) tons of oil carried, which gave a range of 5,610 nautical miles (10,390 km; 6,460 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[2]
The Weymouth-class ships were considered protected cruisers, with an armoured deck providing protection for the ships' vitals. The armoured deck was 2 inches (51 mm) thick over the magazines and machinery, 1 inch (25 mm) over the steering gear and 0.75 inches (19 mm) elsewhere. The conning tower was protected by 4 inches of armour, with the gun shields having 3-inch (76 mm) armour, as did the ammunition hoists.[5] As the protective deck was at waterline, the ships were given a large metacentric height so that they would remain stable in the event of flooding above the armoured deck. This, however, resulted in the ships rolling badly making them poor gun platforms.[6] One problem with the armour of the Weymouths which was shared with the other Town-class ships was the sizable gap between the bottom of the gun shields and the deck, which allowed shell splinters to pass through the gap, which resulted in leg injuries to the ships' gun crews.[7]
Construction and careeredit
The ship was laid down on 19 January 1910 by Armstrong Whitworth at their Elswick shipyard and launched on 18 November. Upon completion in October 1911, Weymouth was assigned to the 3rd Battle Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet and was transferred to the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean in June 1913. In August 1914, Weymouth was detached to sail into the Indian Ocean to hunt for the German light cruiser SMS Emden, which was raiding Allied shipping in the area. In February 1915, she was operating off the East African coast as part of operations against another commerce raider, SMS Königsberg, eventually trapping her in the Rufiji River until she could be sunk.[1]
At Skyros Island, Greece in 1915 showing the new wartime camouflage paint pattern
Weymouth was transferred to the Adriatic in December 1915. In 1916 she returned to home waters and was assigned to the 6th Light Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet. In 1917 she was reassigned to the Mediterranean as part of the 8th Cruiser Squadron operating out of Brindisi. She was damaged by a torpedo from the Austro-Hungarian submarine SM U-31 on 2 October 1918. She was repaired and survived the war.[1] She was sold on 2 October 1928 to Hughes Bolckow, of Blyth.[8]
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Weymouth HMS Weymouth was a Town class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy during the 1910s She was the name ship of the Weymouth sub class of the Town class The ship survived the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1928 HMS Weymouth in 1912HistoryUnited KingdomNameWeymouthNamesakeWeymouth DorsetBuilderArmstrong WhitworthYard number827Laid down19 January 1910Launched18 November 1910CommissionedOctober 1911FateSold for scrap 2 October 1928General characteristics as built Class and typeTown class light cruiserDisplacement5 275 long tons 5 360 t Length430 ft 131 1 m p p 453 ft 138 1 m o aBeam47 ft 6 in 14 5 m Draught15 ft 6 in 4 72 m mean Installed power22 000 shp 16 000 kW 12 Yarrow boilersPropulsion2 shafts 2 Parsons steam turbinesSpeed25 kn 46 km h 29 mph Range5 610 nautical miles 10 390 km 6 460 mi at 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph Complement475Armament8 single BL 6 in 152 mm Mk XI guns 4 single QF 3 pounder 47 mm 1 9 in guns 2 21 in 533 mm torpedo tubesArmourDeck 75 2 in 19 51 mm Conning Tower 4 in 102 mm Contents 1 Design and description 2 Construction and career 3 Notes 4 Bibliography 5 External linksDesign and description editThe Weymouth sub class were slightly larger and improved versions of the preceding Bristol sub class with a more powerful armament 1 They were 453 feet 138 1 m long overall with a beam of 47 feet 6 inches 14 5 m and a draught of 15 feet 6 inches 4 7 m Displacement was 5 275 long tons 5 360 t normal 2 and 5 800 long tons 5 900 t at full load Twelve Yarrow boilers fed Weymouth s Parsons steam turbines 1 driving two propeller shafts that were rated at 22 000 shaft horsepower 16 000 kW for a design speed of 25 knots 46 km h 29 mph The ship reached 25 95 knots 48 06 km h 29 86 mph during her sea trials from 23 380 shp 17 430 kW 3 The boilers used both fuel oil and coal with 1 290 long tons 1 311 t of coal and 269 long tons 273 t tons of oil carried which gave a range of 5 610 nautical miles 10 390 km 6 460 mi at 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph 2 The Weymouths exchanged the ten 4 inch 102 mm guns of the Bristol sub class for six additional BL 6 inch 152 mm Mk XI guns Two of these guns were mounted on the centreline fore and aft of the superstructure and two more were mounted on the forecastle deck abreast the bridge The remaining four guns were positioned on the upper deck in waist mountings All these guns were fitted with gun shields 1 Four Vickers 3 pounder 47 mm saluting guns were also fitted Their armament was completed by two submerged 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes 4 The Weymouth class ships were considered protected cruisers with an armoured deck providing protection for the ships vitals The armoured deck was 2 inches 51 mm thick over the magazines and machinery 1 inch 25 mm over the steering gear and 0 75 inches 19 mm elsewhere The conning tower was protected by 4 inches of armour with the gun shields having 3 inch 76 mm armour as did the ammunition hoists 5 As the protective deck was at waterline the ships were given a large metacentric height so that they would remain stable in the event of flooding above the armoured deck This however resulted in the ships rolling badly making them poor gun platforms 6 One problem with the armour of the Weymouths which was shared with the other Town class ships was the sizable gap between the bottom of the gun shields and the deck which allowed shell splinters to pass through the gap which resulted in leg injuries to the ships gun crews 7 Construction and career editThe ship was laid down on 19 January 1910 by Armstrong Whitworth at their Elswick shipyard and launched on 18 November Upon completion in October 1911 Weymouth was assigned to the 3rd Battle Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet and was transferred to the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean in June 1913 In August 1914 Weymouth was detached to sail into the Indian Ocean to hunt for the German light cruiser SMS Emden which was raiding Allied shipping in the area In February 1915 she was operating off the East African coast as part of operations against another commerce raider SMS Konigsberg eventually trapping her in the Rufiji River until she could be sunk 1 nbsp At Skyros Island Greece in 1915 showing the new wartime camouflage paint patternWeymouth was transferred to the Adriatic in December 1915 In 1916 she returned to home waters and was assigned to the 6th Light Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet In 1917 she was reassigned to the Mediterranean as part of the 8th Cruiser Squadron operating out of Brindisi She was damaged by a torpedo from the Austro Hungarian submarine SM U 31 on 2 October 1918 She was repaired and survived the war 1 She was sold on 2 October 1928 to Hughes Bolckow of Blyth 8 Notes edit a b c d e Gardiner amp Gray p 52 a b Friedman p 383 Lyon Part 2 pp 59 60 Lyon Part 2 pp 55 57 Lyon Part 2 p 59 Brown p 63 Lyon Part 2 p 57 Lyon Part 3 p 51Bibliography editBrown David K 2010 The Grand Fleet Warship Design and Development 1906 1922 Barnsley UK Seaforth Publishing ISBN 978 1 84832 085 7 Colledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Corbett Julian Naval Operations to the Battle of the Falklands History of the Great War Based on Official Documents Vol I 2nd reprint of the 1938 ed London and Nashville Tennessee Imperial War Museum and Battery Press ISBN 0 89839 256 X Corbett Julian 1997 Naval Operations History of the Great War Based on Official Documents Vol II reprint of the 1929 second ed London and Nashville Tennessee Imperial War Museum in association with the Battery Press ISBN 1 870423 74 7 Friedman Norman 2010 British Cruisers Two World Wars and After Barnsley South Yorkshire UK Seaforth ISBN 978 1 59114 078 8 Friedman Norman 2011 Naval Weapons of World War One Barnsley South Yorkshire UK Seaforth ISBN 978 1 84832 100 7 Gardiner Robert amp Gray Randal eds 1985 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1906 1921 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 85177 245 5 Lyon David 1977 The First Town Class 1908 31 Part 1 Warship 1 1 London Conway Maritime Press 48 58 ISBN 0 85177 132 7 Lyon David 1977 The First Town Class 1908 31 Part 2 Warship 1 2 London Conway Maritime Press 54 61 ISBN 0 85177 132 7 Lyon David 1977 The First Town Class 1908 31 Part 3 Warship 1 3 London Conway Maritime Press 46 51 ISBN 0 85177 132 7 Newbolt Henry 1996 Naval Operations History of the Great War Based on Official Documents Vol V reprint of the 1931 ed Nashville Tennessee Battery Press ISBN 0 89839 255 1 External links edit nbsp Media related to HMS Weymouth 1910 at Wikimedia Commons Ships of the Weymouth group Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Weymouth 1910 amp oldid 1134793509, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
