▁the ▁ships ▁were ▁completed ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁construction ▁proceeded ▁very ▁slowly ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Comple ted ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁initially ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁Station . ▁She ▁saw ▁action ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁was ▁esc ort ing ▁a ▁con voy ▁to ▁Norway ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁when ▁she ▁ran ▁a ground . ▁The ▁crew ▁was ▁ev acu ated ▁and ▁the ▁cru iser ▁destroyed ▁by ▁a ▁tor ped o ▁from ▁an ▁accomp any ing ▁destroy er . ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁description ▁E ff ingham ▁had ▁a ▁disp lacement ▁of ▁ 1 2 , 1 9 0   tons , ▁was ▁ ▁long ▁with ▁a ▁ ▁beam , ▁and ▁carried ▁a ▁complement ▁of ▁ 6 9 0 ▁officers ▁and ▁men . ▁As ▁originally ▁designed ▁she ▁carried ▁seven ▁ 7 . 5 - inch ▁guns , ▁along ▁with ▁anti - air craft ▁( AA ) ▁weapon ry ▁and ▁six ▁tor ped o ▁tub es . ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁her ▁construction ▁was ▁a ▁low ▁priority ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁class ▁to ▁be ▁completed , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁and ▁career ▁E ff ingham , ▁named ▁after ▁Lord ▁Howard ▁of ▁E ff ingham , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁fleet ▁that ▁defeated ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Arm ada ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 7 , ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁only ▁ship ▁of