HMS Birmingham (1913)

	Birmingham in 1916
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Birmingham
Namesake	Birmingham
Ordered	under 1911 Naval Estimates
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick
Yard number	851
Laid down	10 June 1912
Launched	7 May 1913
Completed	30 January 1914
Commissioned	February 1914
Fate	Sold for scrapping February 1931
General characteristics
Class & type	Town-class light cruiser
Displacement	5,440 long tons (5,530 t)
Length	457 ft (139.3 m) o/a
Beam	50 ft (15.2 m)
Draught	15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
Installed power	25,000 shp (18,642.5 kW)
Propulsion	4 × Parsons steam turbines; 12 × Yarrow boilers; 2 × shafts;
Speed	25.5 kn (29.3 mph; 47.2 km/h)
Range	4,680 nmi (5,390 mi; 8,670 km) at 10 kn (11.5 mph; 18.5 km/h)1
Capacity	Coal: 1,165 short tons (1,057 t) (maximum); Fuel oil: 235 short tons (213 t);
Complement	433
Armament	9 × BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk XII guns; 1 × 3 in (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun; 4 × 3-pounder guns; 2 × machine guns; 2 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Belt: 3 in (76 mm) tapering to 1.5 in (38 mm) fore and 1.75 in (44 mm) aft; Deck: 0.75–1.5 in (19–38 mm) over vital spaces, 0.4 in (10 mm) elsewhere; Gun Shields: 4 in (102 mm); Conning Tower: 4 in (102 mm);

HMS Birmingham was lead ship of the Birmingham group of three ships of the Town-class of light cruisers built by the Royal Navy. Her sister ships were Lowestoft and Nottingham. The three ships were virtually identical to the third group of Town-class ships, but with an additional 6 in (150 mm) gun worked in on the forecastle.

History
Birmingham in 1916
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Birmingham
Namesake	Birmingham
Ordered	under 1911 Naval Estimates
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick
Yard number	851
Laid down	10 June 1912
Launched	7 May 1913
Completed	30 January 1914
Commissioned	February 1914
Fate	Sold for scrapping February 1931
General characteristics
Class & type	Town-class light cruiser
Displacement	5,440 long tons (5,530 t)
Length	457 ft (139.3 m) o/a
Beam	50 ft (15.2 m)
Draught	15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
Installed power	25,000 shp (18,642.5 kW)
Propulsion	4 × Parsons steam turbines 12 × Yarrow boilers 2 × shafts
Speed	25.5 kn (29.3 mph; 47.2 km/h)
Range	4,680 nmi (5,390 mi; 8,670 km) at 10 kn (11.5 mph; 18.5 km/h)1
Capacity	Coal: 1,165 short tons (1,057 t) (maximum) Fuel oil: 235 short tons (213 t)
Complement	433
Armament	9 × BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk XII guns 1 × 3 in (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun 4 × 3-pounder guns 2 × machine guns 2 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Belt: 3 in (76 mm) tapering to 1.5 in (38 mm) fore and 1.75 in (44 mm) aft Deck: 0.75–1.5 in (19–38 mm) over vital spaces, 0.4 in (10 mm) elsewhere Gun Shields: 4 in (102 mm) Conning Tower: 4 in (102 mm)