Dates: 1914 -

HMS Caroline is a C-class light cruiser of the British Royal Navy (RN). Caroline was launched and commissioned in 1914, making her the second-oldest ship in RN service, after HMS Victory. She acts as a static headquarters and training ship for the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR), based in Alexandra Dock, Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is the last remaining British World War I light cruiser in service, and the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland still afloat.
HMS Caroline was built by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead. She was launched in 1914 and commissioned on 4 December 1914.

She served in the North Sea throughout the First World War. She spent much of the war with the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron: Caroline fought with the squadron in 1916 in the Battle of Jutland, under the command of Captain H. R. Crooke.

Caroline later served on the East Indies Station before being placed in Reserve and converted to a headquarters and training ship for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve’s (RNVR) Ulster Division in 1924.

Memories of HMS Caroline

HMS Caroline in 1973
Written by larry nolan

"I was the CMEM on Caroline in 1973/74. during this time The Royal Naval Reserve, Ulster Division was granted the Freedom of the City of Belfast on the 9th April 1974. The RNR has now been renamed HMS HIBERNIA and moved to an Army Base in Lisburn,l which is away from the sea "

Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Caroline

"Just to carry on the "Jutland" saga, HMS Caroline a light cruiser built in Birkenhead & commissioned in 1914 is the last remaining survivor of the Battle of Jutland still afloat. She is still in commission as a Royal Naval Reserve depot in Belfast making her the second-oldest ship in RN service. [hmscaroline.jpg]"

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