HMS Bristol

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HMS Bristol was a British Royal Navy light cruiser that served during World War I, notably participating in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy warship ⓘ
Town-class light cruiser ⓘ
World War I cruiser ⓘ
armament ten 4-inch guns ⓘ
torpedo tubes ⓘ
two 6-inch guns ⓘ
builder John Brown & Company ⓘ
builtAt Clydebank ⓘ
class Bristol subgroup of Town-class cruisers ⓘ
commissioned 1910 ⓘ
completed 1910 ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crewComplement approximately 480 officers and men ⓘ
designPurpose to provide fast scouting and trade protection for the fleet ⓘ
displacement 4800 tons (approximate standard) ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
fate scrapped ⓘ
hullMaterial steel ⓘ
launched 1910 ⓘ
length approximately 453 feet ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 25 knots ⓘ
namedAfter Bristol ⓘ
navalBranch Royal Navy cruiser force ⓘ
navalFleet British Royal Navy ⓘ
linked to: Royal Navy
notableEvent engaged German ships during the Battle of the Falkland Islands in December 1914 ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Heligoland Bight ⓘ
Battle of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
propulsion coal-fired boilers ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
role scout cruiser ⓘ
trade protection ⓘ
scrappedIn 1920s ⓘ
serviceEntryEra pre-World War I ⓘ
shipPrefix HMS ⓘ
shipType light cruiser ⓘ
status decommissioned ⓘ
theatreOfOperations North Sea ⓘ
South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: South Atlantic

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