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HMS Comus (1914)
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HMS Comus was a C-class
light cruiser
of the Royal Navy
. She was part of the Caroline group of the C-class of cruisers.
She was laid down on 13 November 1913, launched 16 December 1914 and commissioned into the navy on 15 May 1915. She was assigned to the Grand Fleet upon completion, and then went on to sink the German raider Greif
on 29 February 1916. She was a member of the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron along with her sister ship HMS Caroline
at the Battle of Jutland
in 1916. Her commander was Captain Alan Geoffrey Hotham
. She survived the battle and the war, but was considered obsolete before the outbreak of the Second World War and was sold for scrap on 28 July 1934 to Ward of Barrow.
C class cruiser
The C class was a group of twenty-eight light cruisers of the Royal Navy, and were built in a sequence of seven classes known as the Caroline , Calliope , Cambrian , Centaur , Caledon , Ceres and Carlisle classes...
light cruiser
Light cruiser
A light cruiser is a type of small- or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck...
of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. She was part of the Caroline group of the C-class of cruisers.
She was laid down on 13 November 1913, launched 16 December 1914 and commissioned into the navy on 15 May 1915. She was assigned to the Grand Fleet upon completion, and then went on to sink the German raider Greif
SMS Greif
SMS Greif was a converted freighter serving as a merchant raider with Imperial Germany.Originally named Guben, she was a steel-hulled steamship owned by the German-Australian Line , Hamburg. Greif was converted for military service at Kaiserliche Werft Kiel, in 1915...
on 29 February 1916. She was a member of the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron along with her sister ship HMS Caroline
HMS Caroline (1914)
HMS Caroline was a C-class light cruiser of the British Royal Navy. Caroline was launched and commissioned in 1914. At the time of her decommissioning in 2011 she was the second-oldest ship in Royal Navy service, after HMS Victory...
at the Battle of Jutland
Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland was a naval battle between the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet during the First World War. The battle was fought on 31 May and 1 June 1916 in the North Sea near Jutland, Denmark. It was the largest naval battle and the only...
in 1916. Her commander was Captain Alan Geoffrey Hotham
Alan Geoffrey Hotham
Admiral Sir Alan Geoffrey Hotham, KCMG, CB was an officer of the Royal Navy. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1901....
. She survived the battle and the war, but was considered obsolete before the outbreak of the Second World War and was sold for scrap on 28 July 1934 to Ward of Barrow.