Laid down by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Scotland in 1918 but cancelled on 26 November 1918. Part of British Emerald or E-class light cruisers, preceded by Danae or D-class, succeeded by Leander-class. Consisted of Emerald, Enterprise and Euphrates. General technical characteristics: displacement 7,580 (standard)-9,435 (full load) tons and as dimensions 173.7 x 16.6 x 5.0 metres or 570 x 54.5 x 16.5 feet. Propulsion consisted of 4 shaft Brown-Curtiss single reduction geared turbines and 8 Yarrow-type water tube boilers supplying 80,000 shp allowing a speed of 33 knots amd a range of 1,350 nautical miles/32 knots or 8,000 nautical miles/15 knots. Crew numbered 572 men. Original armour amidships 7.6 cm/3”, bow 6.4-3.8cm/2.5-1.5”, stern 5.1cm/2”, deck 2.5cm/1”.
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