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Tuesday 20 June 2017

British light cruiser HMS Vindictive (1918) in 1923

The HMS Vindictive (ex-Cavendish) as aircraft carrier later converted back into cruiser

A selection of ships'badges of his majesty's Royal Navies published by Gutta, Percha&Rubber, Limited in 1942

Improved Birmingham type. Launched in 1918 and completed in 1918. Displacement 9.750 tons. Horsepower 60.000 hp. Coal and oil fuelled all geared turbines machinery. Armament consisted of 4-7.5” guns, 4-3” guns, 4-3” anti aircraft guns, 1-12pd field gun, 12 machineguns and 6 torpedo tubes (2 submerged).

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.