HMS Conquest (1915)

Conquest during World War I
History
United Kingdom
NameConquest
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid down3 March 1914
Launched20 January 1915
CompletedJune 1915
CommissionedJune 1915
Decommissioned13 July 1918
RecommissionedFebruary 1922
Decommissioned1930
IdentificationPennant number: C0 (1914); 48 (Jan 18); 37 (Apr 18); 68 (Nov 19)
FateSold for scrap, 29 August 1930
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typeC-class light cruiser
Displacement4,382 long tons (4,452 t) (normal)
Length446 ft (135.9 m) (o/a)
Beam41 ft 6 in (12.6 m)
Draught16 ft (4.9 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × shafts; 2 × steam turbines
Speed28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph)
Range3,680 nmi (6,820 km; 4,230 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement301
Armament
Armour

HMS Conquest was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that saw service during World War I. She was part of the Caroline group of the C class.