Light Cruisers

Naval history of the Light Cruisers including the Arethusa, Hermes and Chatham Classes.
The crew of an unidentified light cruiser at Malta c.1920. HMS Argus is in the background. If you can help identify this ship, please email us at mail@militaryart.freeserve.co.uk A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PHC590
Arrogant Class Light Cruisers View Class
HMS Arrogant	26th May 1896	Served as a depot ship in June 1911. Sold for scrapping on 13th November 1923.
HMS Furious	3rd December 1896	Sold
HMS Gladiator	18th December 1896	Sank in collision with a liner on 25th April 1908.
HMS Vindictive	9th December 1897	Scuttled as a blockship on 10th May 1918. Raised on 16th August 1920 and broken up.
Hermes Class Light Cruisers View Class
HMS Hermes	7th April 1898	Converted to take seaplanes in 1912.
HMS Highflyer	4th June 1898	Sold for scrapping in June 1921.
HMS Hyacinth	27th October 1898	Sold for scrapping in November 1923.
HMS Challenger	27th May 1902	Sold for scrapping on 31st May 1920.
HMS Encounter	18th June 1902	Loaned to the New Zealand Navy in July 1912 and then transferred permanently in December 1919. She was scuttled in September 1923.
Adventure Class Light Cruisers View Class
HMS Adventure	9th September 1904	Sold for scrap in March 1920.
HMS Attentive	24th November 1904	Sold for scrap in April 1920.
Forward Class Light Cruisers View Class
HMS Forward	27th August 1904	Sold for scrap in July 1921.
HMS Foresight	8th October 1904	Sold for scrap in March 1920.
Pathfinder Class Light Cruisers View Class
HMS Pathfinder	16th July 1904	Sunk by torpedoes on 5th September 1914.
HMS Patrol	13th October 1904	Sold for scrap in April 1920.
Sentinel Class Light Cruisers View Class
HMS Sentinel	19th April 1904	Sold for scrap in January 1923.
HMS Skirmisher	7th February 1905	Sold for scrap in March 1920.
Boadicea Class Scout Cruisers View Class
HMS Boadicea	14th May 1908	Sold for scrapping in July 1926.
HMS Bellona	20th March 1909	Sold for scrapping in May 1921.
Blonde Class Scout Cruisers View Class
HMS Blonde	22nd July 1910	Sold for scrapping in May 1920.
HMS Blanche	25th November 1909	Sold for scrapping in July 1921.
Active Class Scout Cruisers View Class
HMS Active	14th March 1911	Sold for scrapping in April 1920.
HMS Amphion	4th December 1912	Mined and sunk on 6th August 1914.
HMS Fearless	12th June 1912	Sold for scrapping in November 1921.
Bristol Class Light Cruisers View Class
HMS Bristol	23rd February 1910	Sold for scrapping in May 1921.
HMS Glasgow	30th September 1909	Sold for scrapping in April 1927.
HMS Gloucester	28th October 1909	Sold for scrapping in May 1921.
HMS Liverpool	30th October 1909	Sold for scrapping in May 1921.
HMS Newcastle	25th November 1909	Sold for scrapping in May 1921.
Weymouth Class Light Cruisers View Class
HMS Dartmouth	14th December 1910	Sold for scrapping in December 1930.
HMS Falmouth	20th September 1910	Sunk on 19th August 1916.
HMS Weymouth	18th November 1910	Sold for scrapping in October 1928.
HMS Yarmouth	12th April 1911	Sold for scrapping in July 1929.
Chatham Class Light Cruisers View Class
HMS Chatham	9th November 1911	Sold for scrapping July 1926.
HMS Dublin	9th November 1911	Sold for scrapping July 1926.
HMS Southampton	16th May 1912	Sold for scrapping July 1926.
HMS Sydney	29th August 1912	Broken up in 1929/30.
HMS Melbourne	30th May 1912	Sold for scrapping December 1928.
HMS Brisbane	30th September 1915	Sold for scrapping June 1936.
Birmingham Class Light Cruisers View Class
HMS Birmingham	7th May 1913	Sold for scrapping in March 1931.
HMS Lowestoft	28th April 1913	Sold for scrapping in January 1931.
HMS Nottingham	18th April 1913	Sunk on 19th August 1916.
HMS Adelaide	27th July 1918	Sold for scrapping in January 1949.
Arethusa Class Light Cruisers View Class
HMS Arethusa	25th October 1913	Mined on 11th February 1916.
HMS Aurora	30th September 1913	Sold for scrap in August 1927.
HMS Galatea	14th May 1914	Sold for scrap in October 1921.
HMS Inconstant	6th July 1914	Sold for scrap in June 1922.
HMS Penelope	15th October 1915	Broken up 1924.
HMS Phaeton	21st October 1914	Sold for scrap in January 1923.
HMS Royalist	14th January 1915	Sold for scrap in August 1922.
HMS Undaunted	21st December 1912	Sold for scrap in April 1923.
Caroline Class Light Cruisers Click To View
HMS Caroline	29th September 1914	Harbour training ship in 1924. Still in use by 1984.
HMS Carysfort	14th November 1914	Sold for scrapping in August 1931.
HMS Cleopatra	14th January 1915	Sold for scrapping in June 1931.
HMS Comus	16th December 1914	Sold for scrapping in July 1934.
HMS Conquest	20th January 1915	Sold for scrapping in August 1930.
HMS Cordelia	23rd February 1914	Sold for scrapping in July 1923.
Calliope Class Light Cruisers View Class
HMS Calliope	17th December 1914	Sold for scrapping in August 1931.
HMS Champion	29th May 1915	Sold for scrapping in July 1934.
Birkenhead Class Light Cruisers View Class
HMS Birkenhead	18th January 1915	Sold for scrapping in October 1921.
HMS Chester	8th December 1915	Sold for scrapping in November 1921.
Cambrian Class Light Cruisers View Class
HMS Cambrian	3rd March 1916	Sold for scrapping in July 1934.
HMS Canterbury	21st December 1915	Sold for scrapping in July 1934.
HMS Castor	28th July 1915	Sold for scrapping in July 1936.
HMS Constance	12th September 1915	Sold for scrapping in January 1936.
Centaur Class Light Cruisers View Class
HMS Centaur	6th January 1916	Sold for scrapping in February 1934.
HMS Concord	1st April 1916	Sold for scrapping in August 1935.
Caledon Class Light Cruiser View Class
HMS Caledon	25th November 1916	Broken up in 1948.
HMS Calypso	24th January 1917	Sunk 12th June 1940.
HMS Caradoc	23rd December 1916	Broken up 1946.
Ceres Class Light Cruiser View Class
HMS Cardiff	12th April 1917	Broken up 1946.
HMS Ceres	24th March 1917	Broken up 1946.
HMS Coventry	6th July 1917	Sunk on 14th September 1942.
HMS Curacoa	5th May 1917	Collision 2nd October 1942.
HMS Curlew	5th July 1917	Sunk on 26th May 1940.
Capetown Class Light Cruiser View Class
HMS Cairo	19th November 1918	Sunk on 12th August 1942.
HMS Calcutta	9th July 1918	Sunk on 1st June 1941.
HMS Capetown	28th June 1919	Broken up 1946.
HMS Carlisle	9th July 1918	Constructive loss 9th October 1943 and broken up 1948.
HMS Colombo	18th December 1918	Broken up 1948.
'D' or Danae Class Light Cruiser View Class
HMS Danae	26th January 1918	Broken up 1948.
HMS Dauntless	10th April 1918	Broken up 1946.
HMS Delhi	23rd August 1918	Broken up 1948.
HMS Despatch	24th September 1919	Broken up 1946.
HMS Diomede	29th April 1919	Broken up 1946.
HMS Dragon	29th December 1917	Scuttled and used as breakwater 8th July 1944.
HMS Dunedin	19th November 1918	Sunk on 24th November 1940.
HMS Durban	29th May 1919	Scuttled and used as breakwater 9th June 1944.
'E' or Emerald Class View Class
HMS Emerald	19th May 1920	Broken up 1948.
HMS Enterprise	23rd December 1919	Broken up 1946.