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Monday 14 August 2017

British light cruiser HMS Glasgow executing with success her trials according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad 1910-1911 no. 7

An item referred to the le Yacht reporting that the British scout cruiser Glasgow built by Fairfield developed at her 8 hours trial 22.500 hp achieving a speed of 24,9 mile. During 22 hours was with 14.055hp a speed of 23,7 miles achieved.(1)

Note
1. Of the British-subclass Town-class light cruisers, laid down by Fairfield Shipbuilding&Engineering, Govan, Scotland on 25 March 1909, launched on 30 September 1909, completed in September 1910, stokers’ training ship after 1918, decommissioned in 1922 and sold to Thos.W. Ward, Morecambe, United Kingdom to be broken up on 29 April 1927.