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|Name=C class
|Builders=
* [[Cammell Laird]] (6)
* [[Chatham Dockyard]] (2)
* [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport Dockyard]] (1)
* [[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company|Fairfields]] (3)
* [[John Brown and Company|John Brown]] (2)
* [[Pembroke Dockyard]] (4)
* [[R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company|Hawthorn Leslie]] (2)
* [[Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Company|Scotts]] (1)
* [[Swan Hunter]] (2)
* [[Vickers|Vickers Limited]] (5)
|Operators={{navy|United Kingdom}}
|Class before={{sclass|Arethusa|cruiser (1913)|4}}
|Class after={{sclass|Danae|cruiser|4}}
|Subclasses=*''Caroline''
* ''Calliope''
* ''Cambrian''
* ''Centaur''
* ''Caledon''
* ''Ceres''
* ''Carlisle''
|Cost=
|Built range=
|In service range= 1914–2011
|In commission range=
|Total ships planned=
|Total ships completed=28
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
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|Header caption=
|Ship type=[[Light cruiser]]
|Ship displacement=*{{convert|4180|LT|t|lk=on}} (standard)
* {{convert|4950|LT|t}} ([[deep load]])
|Ship length={{convert|450|ft|m|abbr=on|1}} ([[o/a]])
|Ship beam={{convert|43|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|14|ft|m|abbr=on|1}}
|Ship power=*Six boilers
* {{cvt|40,000|shp|lk=on}}
|Ship propulsion=*Two shafts; 2 geared [[steam turbine]]s
|Ship speed={{convert|28.5|kn|lk=in}}
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|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=
* 2 × single [[BL 6 inch Mk XII naval gun|{{convert|6|in|adj=on|0}} guns]]
* 8 × single [[QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun|QF {{convert|4|in|mm|adj=on|0}} guns]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dreadnoughtproject.org/docs/notes/ADM_186_216.php|title=The Dreadnought Project|website=dreadnoughtproject.org}}</ref>
* 1 × single [[QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss|6 pdr ({{cvt|57|mm}}) gun]]
* 4 × [[British 21 inch torpedo|{{convert|21|in|mm|0|adj=on}}]] [[torpedo tubes]]
|Ship armour=*Side: {{cvt|2.25|–|3|in|mm|0}}
* [[Deck (ship)|deck]]: {{cvt|1|in|mm|0}}
|Ship notes=
}}
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|Cost=
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|Total ships planned=
|Total ships completed=4
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
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|Ship displacement=4,180 tons (standard), 4,950 tons (full load)
|Ship length={{convert|450|ft|m|abbr=on}} overall
|Ship beam={{convert|43|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|14|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship power=
|Ship propulsion=*Two shaft [[Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company|Parsons]] geared turbines
* Six boilers
* {{convert|40000|shp|abbr=on}}
|Ship speed={{convert|29|kn|km/h|0}}
|Ship range={{convert|5900|nmi|km|-1}} at {{convert|10|kn|km/h|-1}}
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|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=*Five [[BL 6 inch Mk XII naval gun|BL {{convert|6|in|mm|adj=on|sigfig=4}} Mk XII guns]] (5 × 1)
* Two [[QF 3 inch 20 cwt|QF 3 inch 20 cwt Mk I]] (2 × 1)
* Two [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|2-pounder gun]]s (2 × 1)
* Eight {{convert|21|in|mm|0|adj=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s (4 × 2)
|Ship armour=*machinery spaces: 3 inch sides
* magazines: {{frac|2|1|4}} inch sides
* deck: 1 inch
|Ship armor=
|Ship aircraft=
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|Cost=
|Built range=
|In service range=
|In commission range=
|Total ships building=
|Total ships planned=
|Total ships completed=5
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
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|Header caption=
|Ship displacement=*4,290 tons (standard)
* 5,276 tons (full load)
|Ship length={{convert|452|ft|m|abbr=on}} overall
|Ship beam={{convert|43.5|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|14|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=*Two shaft [[Brown-Curtis]] geared turbines
* Six boilers
* {{convert|40000|shp|kW|abbr=on}}
|Ship speed={{convert|29.5|kn|km/h|0}}
|Ship range=*{{convert|5900|nmi|km|-1}} at {{convert|10|kn|km/h|-1}}
* AA conversions: {{convert|3250|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|12|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}
|Ship complement=334
|Ship sensors=
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=*'''''Cardiff''''' and '''''Ceres''''':
* Five [[BL 6 inch Mk XII naval gun|BL {{convert|6|in|mm|adj=on|sigfig=4}} Mk XII guns]] (5 × 1)
* Two [[QF 3 inch 20 cwt|QF 3 inch 20 cwt Mk I]] (2 × 1)
* Two [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|2-pounder gun]]s (2 × 1)
* Eight {{convert|21|in|mm|0|adj=on}} torpedo tubes (4 × 2)
* '''''Coventry''''' and '''''Curlew''''' (modified 1936)
* 10 [[QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun|QF 4 inch Mk V guns]] (10 × 1)
* 16 [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|2-pounder gun]]s (2 × 8)
* '''''Curacoa''''' (modified 1939)
* Eight [[QF 4 inch Mk XIX naval gun|{{convert|4|in|mm|adj=on}} Mk XIX]] (4 × 2)
* Four [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|2-pounder gun]]s (4 × 1)
|Ship armour=*machinery spaces: 3 inch sides
* magazines: {{frac|2|1|4}} inch sides
* deck: 1 inch
|Ship armor=
|Ship aircraft=
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|Built range=
|In service range=
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|Total ships planned=
|Total ships completed=5
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
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|Header caption=
|Ship displacement=*4,200 tons (standard)
* 5,300 tons (full load)
|Ship length={{convert|452|ft|m|abbr=on}} overall
|Ship beam={{convert|43.5|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|14|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship power=
|Ship propulsion=*Two shaft [[Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company|Parsons]] ([[Brown-Curtis]] in ''Colombo'' and ''Carlisle'') geared turbines
* Six boilers
* {{convert|40000|shp|kW|abbr=on}}
|Ship speed={{convert|29|kn|km/h|0}}
|Ship range={{convert|5900|nmi|km|-1}} at {{convert|10|kn|km/h|-1}}
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|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=*'''''Capetown''''' and '''''Colombo''''':
* Five [[BL 6 inch Mk XII naval gun|BL {{convert|6|in|mm|adj=on|sigfig=4}} Mk XII guns]] (5 × 1)
* Two [[QF 3 inch 20 cwt|QF 3 inch 20 cwt Mk I]] (2 × 1)
* Two [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|2-pounder gun]]s (2 × 1)
* 8 {{convert|21|in|mm|0|adj=on}} torpedo tubes (4 × 2)
* '''''Cairo''''', '''''Carlisle''''' and '''''Calcutta''''' (as modified 1938/39):
* Eight [[QF 4 inch Mk XIX naval gun|{{convert|4|in|mm|adj=on}} Mk XIX]] (4 × 2)
* Four [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|2-pounder gun]]s (1 × 4)
|Ship armour=*Machinery spaces: {{convert|3|in|mm|adj=on}} sides
* [[Magazine (artillery)|Magazines]]: {{convert|2+1/4|in|mm|adj=on}} sides
* [[Deck (ship)|Deck]]: {{convert|1|in|mm|adj=on}}
|Ship aircraft=
|Ship aircraft facilities=
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[[File:HMS Caroline 1914.jpg|right|thumb|HMS ''Caroline'' sporting her three flags (From left to right) [[Union Flag]], [[Commodore (RN)|Commodore]] [[Royal Naval Reserve|RNR]]'s [[Rank flag]], [[White Ensign|Flag of the Royal Navy (White Ensign)]]]]
Six ships of the C class were lost during the war:
''Curlew'' was sunk by German aircraft off [[Narvik]] during the Norwegian campaign on 26 May 1940;
''Calypso'' was sunk by the Italian submarine {{ship|Italian submarine|Alpino Bagnolini||2}} on 12 June 1940;
''Calcutta'' was attacked and sunk by German aircraft during the evacuation of Crete on 1 June 1941;
''Cairo'' was sunk on 12 August 1942 by the {{ship|Italian submarine|Axum||2|up=yes}} during [[Operation Pedestal]] (the pivotal resupply of Malta);
''Coventry'' was badly damaged by [[Luftwaffe|German aircraft]] while covering a raid on [[Tobruk]] on 14 September 1942, forcing the destroyer {{HMS|Zulu|F18|6}} to scuttle her; and
''Curacoa'' was sunk after colliding with the ocean liner {{RMS|Queen Mary}} on 2 October 1942.
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==See also==
* [[List of ship classes of World War II]]
==Notes==
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== References ==
* {{cite book|last=Brown|first=David K.|title=The Grand Fleet: Warship Design and Development 1906–1922|publisher= Naval Institute Press|___location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1999 |isbn=1-55750-315-X|author-link=David K. Brown}}
* {{Cite Colledge2006}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Frampton |first1=Viktor|last2=McTodd|first2=M.|last3=Patterson |first3=John |last4=Wilterding |first4=John H.|title=Question 36/44: Bow "Knuckles" |journal=Warship International |date=2008 |volume=XLV |issue=4 |pages=279–281 |issn=0043-0374|name-list-style=amp}}
* {{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After|year=2010|publisher=Seaforth Publishing|___location=Barnsley, UK|isbn=978-1-59114-078-8 |author-link=Norman Friedman}}
* {{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=Naval Weapons of World War One: Guns, Torpedoes, Mines and ASW Weapons of All Nations; An Illustrated Directory|publisher= Seaforth Publishing |___location=Barnsley, UK |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-84832-100-7}}
* {{cite book|last=Lenton|first=H. T.|title=British & Empire Warships of the Second World War|publisher=Naval Institute Press|___location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1998|isbn=1-55750-048-7|author-link=Henry Trevor Lenton}}
* {{cite book|editor1-last=Gray|editor1-first=Randal|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921 |year=1985 |___location=Annapolis, Maryland|publisher=Naval Institute Press |isbn=0-85177-245-5 |name-list-style=amp |chapter=Great Britain and Empire Forces|first1=Antony|last1=Preston|author-link=Antony Preston|pages=1–104}}
* {{cite book|last1=Raven|first1=Alan|last2=Roberts|first2=John|title=British Cruisers of World War Two|publisher=Naval Institute Press|___location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1980|isbn=0-87021-922-7|name-list-style=amp}}
* {{cite book|last=Rohwer|first=Jürgen|title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two|publisher=Naval Institute Press|___location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=2005|edition=Third Revised|isbn=1-59114-119-2 |author-link=Jürgen Rohwer}}
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==External links==
{{Commons category|C class cruiser}}
* [http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/types.html?type=Light+cruiser Allied light cruisers at Uboat.net]
* [http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/lightcru.htm WWI British light cruisers]
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