An item reported that the War Cabinet on Tuesday 26 June 1917 considered proposals (Paper GT.-1133) done by the Board of the Admiralty dealing with an increased programme to be completed by the end of 1918 als regarded War Cabinet No. 58. Factors as the expected strength of the German navy, the need for destroyers for anti submarine warfare and no disturbing of the merchant shipbuilding resulted in the War Cabinet approving the laying down of 8 light cruisers of the C- and D-classes.(1)
Note
1. C-class Carlisle-class ordered in June and July 1917 under the War Emergency Programme consisting of the Capetown, Carlisle, Colombo, Cairo and Calcutta and the D-class or Danae-class of which in July 1917 were ordered the Delhi, Dunedin and Durban.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB 37-23-3-17
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