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Wednesday, 9 December 2015

British light cruiser Emerald 1920-at least 1923

‘E”-design. Launched in 1920, being built in 1923, displacement 7.550 tons, horsepower 80.000 hp, oil-fired turbine all geared machinery and an armament of 7-6” guns, 2-4” anti aircraft guns, 7-3pd guns, 2pd guns and machineguns and 12 torpedo tubes.

Source
Archive Dutch Naval Staff 1886-1942 (National Archive at the Hague, Netherlands)  inventory number 155. Fleets (the British Empire and foreign countries) on 1 February 1923.