Weymouth-subclass
HMAS Brisbane
An item reported that the new British scout cruisers fitted out with turbines had a lower fuel consumption than their predecessors fitted out with piston engines. The latter consumed for each hip 8,15 kilo steam while the City-class cruisers which had turbines had a consumption of 5.90 kilo or even with Curtis turbines just 5.65 kilo. For the needed steam were 12 boilers with a heating surface of 4.650 square metres and a grate surface of 84 square metres available.(1)
Note
1. The Town-class of in totally 21 light cruisers, succeeded by the Arethusa-class and which consisted of the subclasses Bristol, Weymouth, Chatham, Birmingham and Birkenhead built between 1909-1922 and served between 1910 and 1949
