HMS Bristol, a Town-class light cruiser, was built for the Royal Navy in the early 1900s, leading her sub-class and being completed in late 1910. Initially in reserve, she was later deployed to the North America and West Indies Station during the Mexican Revolution, safeguarding British interests.

With the outbreak of World War I, Bristol protected Allied shipping from German raiders along the American coasts. Engaging a German cruiser in the West Indies, she later participated in the Battle of the Falkland Islands and the Battle of the Strait of Otranto after a refit in 1915.

Returning to patrol off South America, Bristol briefly escorted convoys in West Africa before resuming her South American duties post-war. Placed in reserve in 1919, she was sold for scrap in 1921.

Design-wise, Bristol belonged to the protected cruiser category, featuring armor up to 2 inches thick.

In subsequent operations, Bristol underwent refits in Gibraltar and participated in convoy duties off West Africa before resuming patrols along the Brazilian and Uruguayan coasts until the war’s end. Sold for scrap in 1921, she ended her service.

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