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Revision as of 17:34, 9 September 2012

H.M.S. Curacoa was one of five light cruisers of the Ceres class. Her name was so variously spelled that a small article was written in Warship 2012 to resolve the name as Curacoa.[1]

H.M.S. Curacoa
Career Details
Pendant Numbers: A7 (Jan 1918)
62 (Apr 1918)[2]
Built By: Pembroke Royal Dockyard
Laid Down:
Launched: 5 May, 1917
Commissioned:
Sold:
Fate:

Alterations

Curacoa was fitted with a director system in February, 1918.[3]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dent, Stephen. H.M.S. Curacoa - What's in a Name?, Warship 2012, pp. 172-4.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919.
  3. The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships, 1919. pp. 11-12.
  4. The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 771.

Bibliography


Ceres Class Light Cruiser
Ceres Cardiff Coventry Curacoa Curlew
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