ARETHUSA Class

light cruiser
AURORA served with the Royal Navy during the First World War. She was the first RN ship in action at the Battle of Dogger Bank in 1915, and was present for the German High Seas Fleet surrender in 1918. Turned over the the RCN, she was paid off within two years and disarmed. She was sold in 1927 for scrap.

ARETHUSA Class
Characteristics:

Displacement: 3,512 tons 
Dimensions: 132.9 x 11.9 x 4.3 meters (436 x 39 x 14 feet) 
Propulsion: 25 knots 
Crew: 318 
Armament: 2 6" single, 6 4" single, 1 3" dual, 4 21" twin TT (above waterline) 

Ships:
 
 
Name
Launched
Commissioned
Paid Off
AURORA
30/9/13
1/11/20
7/22

Photos:

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A member of the Royal Navy's ARETHUSA class, HMS PHAETON, to which HMCS AURORA looked almost identical. 
 

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