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In Royal Navy during First World War - HMS Kent & HMS Cleopatra
Served approx 15 years

HMS Kent was a Monmouth Class Cruiser

Lied about age to get into Navy Earlier may have been as young as 14

The Ninth KENT, 1901 - 1920
The ninth KENT was built in Portsmouth and commissioned in 1901 as a First Class cruiser. August 1914 saw her in the dockyard hands at Portsmouth. She sailed in the October to escort Transports from South Africa shortly before the Battle of Colonel. It was no surprise to KENT to be ordered to join Admiral Sturdee's squadron to seek and destroy the German squadron under Admiral Van Spree. KENT successfully chased the NURNBERG for seven hours eventually catching her, and after an engagement of just over and hour, sank her. The rest of KENT's year was spent on convoy duties and resistance to the Bolshevik Revolution. In 1920 she was paid off in Hong Kong. Her Battle ensign is laid up in Canterbury Cathedral and her ship's bell is in Rochester Cathedral.

The Sixth Cleopatra

HMS Cleopatra 1915 Caroline class Light Cruiser

Displacement 4219 tons standard load
4733 tons full load
Length 446'
Beam 41' 6"
Draught 14' 9"
Machinery 4 shafts Parsons Independant
reduction turbines
8 Yarrow boilers
40000 shaft horsepower
Speed 28½ knots
Armament As built 1919
2 X 6" 4 X 6"
8 X 4" 2 X 3" Anti-aircraft
1 X 13 pounder
4 X 4 pounder
Torpedo Tubes 4 X 21" 4 X 21"
Complement 325
Built by Devonport Dockyard
Laid down 26th February 1914
Launched 14th January 1915
Completed 1st June 1915
Service life5th Light Cruiser Squadron based at Harwich 1915-18.Cleopatra rammed and sunk the German destroyer G194 55 miles West of the Horns Reef lightvessel on the 25th March 1916.The ship hit a British mine off the Dutch coast on the 4th August 1916.Repairs were carried out 1916 to 1917.Joined the 7th Light Cruiser Squadron which was part of the Grand Fleet 1918-19.Joined the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron (again based at Harwich). She also spent time in the Baltic during this period in 1919.Joined the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron Atlantic 1919-21.Went into reserve at the Nore 1921-22.Refit at Pembroke 1923-24.Joined the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean (temporary) 1224.Joined the 1st Cruiser Squadron Atlantic 1925-26.Refit 1927.Returned to the Nore and put into Reserve 1927-31.During 1928 to 31 she was the ship of the Senior Naval Officer and was used for trooping to the Mediterranean and China.Sold in 1931 to Hughes of Bolckow, Blyth.Battle Honour: Belgian Coast 1916.