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== The ''Calliope'' class ==
The two ships of the ''Calliope'' sub-class - HMS ''Calliope'' and ''Champion'' - were the last pair of the eight "light armoured cruisers" to be ordered in July and August 1914 under the 1913 Programme. They both had [[geared turbines]], the first Royal Navy cruisers to be so fitted. They also had increased [[belt armour]]; ''Champion'' had just two screws. They were commissioned in mid to late 1915, as modifications to the ''Caroline'' subclass with higher speeds, a more efficient boiler layout and a reduction in the number of funnels to two. The two ships had different machinery types for comparative purposes. ''Calliope'' and ''Champion'' underwent similar gun armament modifications to the ''Caroline'' subclass. They also had underwater tubes rather than the deck mounted weapons of the ''Caroline'' subclass and were given two twin deck mounted [[torpedo tube]]s during the war but these were later removed to reduce top weight.
=== Ships ===
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