Ships of the Royal Navy . r-craft carrier and re-named Vindictive, while the restwere regarded as stand-by ships and not finished off until after the Armistice. Their armament wasfinally decided upon after consideration of various combinations of , , and 6-inch guns and is un-doubtedly the most effective yet mounted in a cruiser of 10,000 tons, the guns being semi-automatic, welldistributed, and having a high elevation and extreme range. The wing guns amidships are mounted onplatforms clear of inboard water in rough weather, while their shields are more spacious than the usualpattern. In
Ships of the Royal Navy . r-craft carrier and re-named Vindictive, while the restwere regarded as stand-by ships and not finished off until after the Armistice. Their armament wasfinally decided upon after consideration of various combinations of , , and 6-inch guns and is un-doubtedly the most effective yet mounted in a cruiser of 10,000 tons, the guns being semi-automatic, welldistributed, and having a high elevation and extreme range. The wing guns amidships are mounted onplatforms clear of inboard water in rough weather, while their shields are more spacious than the usualpattern. In common with recent practice, water-line bulges are fitted and it is reported that a betterspeed is obtained at load draught when these are practically submerged than when running light. It isworth noting that the Hawkins class are 15 feet longer than the Australia and 7 feet longer thanthe King George V and that, with the exception of certain Japanese light cruisers, they are the fastestships of their category afloat. 82. Raleigh (late 83
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