HMS Birmingham (1913)

Belt: 3&nbsp;in (76&nbsp;mm) tapering to 1.5&nbsp;in (38&nbsp;mm) fore and 1.75&nbsp;in (44&nbsp;mm) aft
Deck: 0.75–1.5&nbsp;in (19–38&nbsp;mm) over vital spaces, 0.4&nbsp;in (10&nbsp;mm) elsewhere
Gun Shields: 4&nbsp;in (102&nbsp;mm)
Conning Tower: 4&nbsp;in (102&nbsp;mm)

	Birmingham in 1916
History
United Kingdom
Name	Birmingham
Namesake	Birmingham
Ordered	under 1911 Naval Estimates
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick
Yard number	851
Laid down	10 June 1912
Launched	7 May 1913
Completed	30 January 1914
Commissioned	February 1914
Fate	Sold for scrap, February 1931
General characteristics
Class & type	Town-class light cruiser
Displacement	5,440 long tons (5,530 t)
Length	457 ft (139.3 m) o/a
Beam	50 ft (15.2 m)
Draught	15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
Installed power	12 × Yarrow boilers; 25,000 shp (19,000 kW);
Propulsion	4 × steam turbines; 2 × shafts;
Speed	25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph)
Range	4,680 nmi (8,670 km; 5,390 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	433
Armament	9 × 6 in (152 mm) guns; 4 × 3 pdr (47 mm (1.9 in)) guns; 2 × machine guns; 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Belt: 3 in (76 mm) tapering to 1.5 in (38 mm) fore and 1.75 in (44 mm) aft; Deck: 0.75–1.5 in (19–38 mm) over vital spaces, 0.4 in (10 mm) elsewhere; Gun Shields: 4 in (102 mm); Conning Tower: 4 in (102 mm);

HMS Birmingham was the lead ship of the Birmingham group of three ships of the Town-class light cruisers built by the Royal Navy shortly before the start of the First World War in 1914. Her sister ships were Lowestoft and Nottingham. The three ships were virtually identical to the third group of Town-class ships, but with an additional 6 in (152 mm) gun worked in on the forecastle.