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HMS FALMOUTH
built by Wm Beardmore & Company Dalmuir,
Yard No 498
Last Name: FALMOUTH
Propulsion: Steam turbine 23500hp=25kn
Launched: Tuesday, 20/09/1910
Built: 1911
Ship Type: 2nd Class Cruiser
Ship's Role: Weymouth class
Tonnage: 5250 disp
Length: 453 feet
Breadth: 48 feet
Owner History:
Royal Navy
Status: Torpedoed & Sunk - 20/8/1916
Remarks: Torpedoed in North Sea by U63 on 19 August and finally sunk by U52 on 20 August. Apparently 6 torpedoes required to finally sink her.
Previous update by Paul Strathdee
Photo supplied by John Ward~McQuaid
Last updated: by Brian Hargreaves from the original records by Stuart Cameron
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