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|comm=Apr, 1914{{Conways1906|p. 54}}
|fatedate=19 Aug, 1916{{DittColl|p. 46}}
|order=1912 Programme{{Conways1906|p. 54}}
|name=Nottingham
|launch=18 Apr, 1913{{DittColl|p. 46}}
|builder=[[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]]{{DittColl|p. 46}}
|laid=13 Jun, 1912{{Conways1906|p. 54}}
|fate=Torpedoed
|pend=35 (1914){{DittColl|p. 46}}
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>
'''H.M.S. ''Nottingham''''' was completed just before the start of the war and fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]], screening the [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|2}}.

==Service==
The cruiser was launched on 18 April, 1913, christened by Miss Violet Asquith, daughter of the Prime Minister.  The Premier and Mr. Churchill were to attend.<ref>"Naval And Military Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Apr 18, 1913; pg. 6; Issue 40189.</ref>

''Nottingham'' commissioned at Pembroke on 3 April, 1914.{{NLDec14|p. 362}}

She was to proceed to Cape Station in mid-1914 to relieve {{UK-Astraea}}, bearing two [[Target Pattern VI]]s to be supplied from [[Devonport Royal Dockyard]].{{AWO1914|9 of 12 Jun, 1914}}

At the [[Battle of Jutland]], she was part of the {{UK-LCS|2}}, screening the battlecruisers under {{CaptRN}} [[Charles Blois Miller|Charles B. Miller]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}

==Distinguishing Signs==
In March 1914, the ship was to carry two red bands on first and third funnel.{{AWO1914|924 of 6 Mar, 1914}}

==Alterations==
In October 1914, the ship was to be given four Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.{{AWO1914|512 of 16 Oct, 1914}}

''Nottingham'' was lost before she was ever fitted for a director or tripod mast.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}}

==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Blois Miller|nick=Charles B. Miller|appt=9 July, 1913{{NLDec14|p. 362}}|end=19 August, 1916{{UKNavalOpsIV|pp. 35, 38}}|precBy=New Command|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=in command at [[Battle of Jutland]] and later when ship lost}}
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==See Also==
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* [[Second L.C.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]]
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Nottingham_(1913)}}
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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