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'''H.M.S. Curacoa''' was one of five light cruisers of the [[Ceres Class Cruiser (1917)|''Ceres'' class]].  Her name was so variously spelled that a small article was written in Warship 2012 to resolve the name as ''Curacoa''.<ref>Dent, Stephen.  ''H.M.S. Curacoa - What's in a Name?'', Warship 2012, pp. 172-4.</ref>
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Revision as of 14:06, 18 June 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

Template:Ceres Class (1917)

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