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The '''Town Class''' was the collective description given to | The '''Town Class''' was the collective description given to five closely related classes of [[Light Cruiser|light cruisers]] in the Royal Navy, each unit of which was named for a town. | ||
The amalgam was comprised of five [[Bristol Class Cruiser (1909)|''Bristol'']], four [[Weymouth Class Cruiser (1910)|''Weymouth'']], six [[Chatham Class Cruiser (1911)|''Chatham'']] | The amalgam was comprised of five [[Bristol Class Cruiser (1909)|''Bristol'']], four [[Weymouth Class Cruiser (1910)|''Weymouth'']], six [[Chatham Class Cruiser (1911)|''Chatham'']], four [[Birmingham Class Cruiser (1913)|''Birmingham'' class]] and two [[Birkenhead Class Cruiser (1915)|''Birkenhead'' class]] cruisers. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:50, 19 July 2012
The Town Class was the collective description given to five closely related classes of light cruisers in the Royal Navy, each unit of which was named for a town.
The amalgam was comprised of five Bristol, four Weymouth, six Chatham, four Birmingham class and two Birkenhead class cruisers.
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Bibliography
- Lyon, David. The First Town Class: 1908-31, a three-part article in Issues 1-3 of Warship
