FALMOUTH. WEYMOUTH. DARTMOUTH. YARMOUTH. Light cruisers displacing 5,250 tons, driven by turbines of 22,000 h.p. at a speed of 24¾ knots. They are armed with eight 6-in. and four small quick-firers, and two submerged torpedo tubes. The coal capacity is 1,000 tons. Complement, 390 officers and men. Cost complete, about £335,000. BRISTOL CLASS. (Completed 1910.) GLASGOW. LIVERPOOL. BRISTOL. GLOUCESTER. NEWCASTLE. These vessels are light cruisers of 4,800 tons, propelled by turbines of 22,000 h.p., at a speed of 25 knots. The armament is two 6-in., ten 4-in., and some small quick-firers, with two submerged torpedo tubes. Coal capacity, 850 tons. Complement, 375 officers and men. Cost complete, over £350,000. ACTIVE CLASS. (Completed 1911-12.) ACTIVE. FEARLESS. These vessels belong to the Scout category, and displace 3,440 tons. Their turbines of 18,000 h.p. give a speed of 25 knots, but this is often exceeded. They are armed with ten 4-in. and four smaller quick-firers, and have two deck torpedo tubes. Coal capacity, 600 tons. Complement, 320 officers and men. They averaged complete about £270,000. The ill-fated Amphion was a sister-ship. BLANCHE CLASS. (Completed 1910-11.) BLANCHE. BLONDE. Light cruisers of the Scout type. They displace 3,350 tons, and have turbines of 18,000 h.p., giving a speed of 25 knots. The armament is ten 4-in. and four 3-pounder quick-firers, with two torpedo tubes mounted on deck. Coal capacity, 600 tons. Complement, 285 officers and men. Cost complete, about £275,000. BOADICEA CLASS. (Completed 1909-10.) BELLONA. BOADICEA. Light cruisers of the Scout type, displacing 3,300 tons, and having a speed of 25 knots, which is frequently exceeded by two knots. Armament: Six 4-in., four 3-pounder quick-firing guns, two deck torpedo tubes. Coal capacity, 600 tons. Complement, 263 officers and men. Cost complete, £330,000. SENTINEL CLASS. (Completed 1905-06.) ADVENTURE. ATTENTIVE. FORESIGHT. FORWARD. PATHFINDER. PATROL. SENTINEL. SKIRMISHER. These vessels were the first fleet scouts. They are of about 3,000 tons displacement, and have engines of 16,500 h.p., which give them a speed of 25 knots. As originally armed, they carried a battery of 12-pounders, but these were replaced recently by nine 4-in. quick-firers, a change which much increased the fighting value. The coal supply is 400 tons, and they have a complement of 268 officers and men. The average cost, complete, was over £270,000. “GEM” CLASS. (Completed 1905.) AMETHYST. TOPAZE. DIAMOND. SAPPHIRE. Light cruisers of 3,000 tons, with a speed of 22 knots. Armed with twelve 4-in. and some smaller quick-firing guns, with two torpedo tubes on deck. The coal supply is 500 tons, the complement 296 officers and men, and the average cost, complete, was about £235,000. CHALLENGER CLASS. (Completed 1904-06.) CHALLENGER. ENCOUNTER (Australian Navy).