The Emerald class or E class was a class of two light cruisers built for the Royal Navy.
Following the Cavendish class, three ships of a new class were ordered in March 1918, towards the end of World War I, designed to emphasise high speed at the cost of other qualities, for use against rumoured new high speed German cruisers. In the early 1930s Enterprise was fitted with a prototype twin 6-inch (150 mm) turret in place of her two forward single mounts; and with trials of the turret proving successful it was retained on Enterprise for the rest of her career.
There are 2 ships in the file.
HMS_Emerald
HMS_Enterprise
Following the Cavendish class, three ships of a new class were ordered in March 1918, towards the end of World War I, designed to emphasise high speed at the cost of other qualities, for use against rumoured new high speed German cruisers. In the early 1930s Enterprise was fitted with a prototype twin 6-inch (150 mm) turret in place of her two forward single mounts; and with trials of the turret proving successful it was retained on Enterprise for the rest of her career.
There are 2 ships in the file.
HMS_Emerald
HMS_Enterprise
