HMS Nottingham (1913)

	Sister ship Lowestoft anchored off Lesbos, about 1915
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Nottingham
Namesake	Nottingham
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	13 June 1912
Launched	18 April 1913
Completed	April 1914
Fate	Sunk by U-52, 19 August 1916
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Town-class light cruiser
Displacement	5,440 long tons (5,530 t)
Length	457 ft (139.3 m) o/a
Beam	50 ft (15.2 m)
Draught	16 ft (4.9 m)
Installed power	25,000 shp (19,000 kW); 12 × Yarrow boilers;
Propulsion	4 × Parsons Steam turbines; 4 × shafts;
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	4,540 nmi (8,410 km; 5,220 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	480
Armament	9 × single BL 6 in 6 in (152 mm) Mk XII guns; 2 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Waterline belt: 2–3 in (51–76 mm)

HMS Nottingham was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy just before World War I. She was one of three ships of the Birmingham sub-class and was completed in early 1914. The ship was assigned to the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron (LCS) of the Home and Grand Fleets for her entire career. Nottingham participated in most of the early fleet actions, including the battles of Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank, and Jutland, helping to sink several German ships during the battles. The ship was sunk by the German submarine U-52 during the Action of 19 August 1916.

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