The Town class was a group of twenty-one light cruisers built for the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy of the first half of the 20th century. These vessels were long-range cruisers, suitable for p
HMS Gloucester
Left elevation and deck plan of Bristol sub-class as depicted in Jane's Fighting Ships 1914
HMAS Adelaide was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy, named after Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. Laid down in 1915, wartime shortages and design modifications mean
Adelaide in her third armament configuration
Gun crew loading one of Adelaide's 6-inch guns in 1939
Adelaide sailing into Burrard Inlet in British Columbia, Canada, during the 1924 Special Service Squadron world cruise.