ClassCambrian class
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom
Builder / shipyardCammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down1914-10-28
Launched1915-07-28
Completed1915-11
Recorded statusScrapped
What is known about this ship
HMS Castor was a member of the Cambrian class.
Service history
Served with the Grand Fleet and fought at Jutland.
Class context: Cambrian class
Cambrian class was one of the seven Royal Navy C-class light-cruiser subgroups built around the First World War.
Later service and disposition
sold for breaking up.
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of Cambrian class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921Conway Maritime Press
- British Warships 1914–1919 ↗Ian Allan / Naval-History.Net · accessed 2026-09-18
- British Cruisers: Two World Wars and AfterSeaforth Publishing
- C-class cruiser ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-18
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