Constellation Class Light Cruiser

Constellation Class Summary
The Constellation class light cruiser was the largest light cruiser in service for over ____ years. It had an unusually heavy armament with 2 twin 8" guns, the same ones used on the Shire class, and with 16 6" secondary guns and 14 5" tertiary guns.

It also had very thick armour compared to foreign light cruisers, with a 3" Belt and 2" Deck. While this armour setup wasn't as effective compared to the Shire class due to the armour scheme used, it provided very good protection to almost all portions of the ship when fighting other light cruisers. The turrets were also heavily armoured for a light cruiser of the time, being 4.5" thick with a 3" turret roof. This was to prevent other light cruisers from disabling or destroying the main guns, which provided a large portion of its firepower. The major downside to the armour scheme was the lack of armour for the secondaries, but Requis stated that this was necessary, as the weight of the secondary armour meant the main armament couldn't be well armoured.

Fleet Admiral Requis envisioned for this ship to be able to take on multiple light cruisers at once, with the heavy armament being able to penetrate and damage all light cruisers that were commissioned at the time. He also wanted them to have some capability to deal with armoured cruisers, which justified the 8" armament. The torpedo armament was also slightly above average for the time as well, with 2 submerged torpedo tubes on each side. This was to deal with crippled ships and if a larger ship got too close for comfort.

It had an slightly above average speed for a light cruiser of the time, being around 22 knots, but with its normal engines it couldn't maintain this speed for long periods with 20 knots being a sustainable speed.

In total, ___ ships were constructed with ____ lost and ____ scrapped.