Source: Battlecruiser Force Signal Orders (1 August, 1918) from the Public Records Office, Kew, United Kingdom (ADM 137/2135).
| Class | Stowage (tons) | tons/hour (14 kts) | hours endurance (14 kts) | tons/hour (16 kts) | hours endurance (16 kts) | tons/hour (18 kts) | hours endurance (18 kts) | tons/hour (20 kts) | hours endurance (20 kts) | tons/hour (22 kts) | hours endurance (22 kts) | tons/hour (24 kts) | hours endurance (24 kts) | tons/hour (26 kts) | hours endurance (26 kts) | tons/hour (28 kts) | hours endurance (28 kts) | tons/hour (30 kts) | hours endurance (30 kts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion (light cruiser) | 895 | 2.7 | 326 | 3.2 | 375 | 3.8 | 332 | 4.7 | 188 | 5.8 | 152 | 7.4 | 119 | 10.0 | 88 | 13.4 | 57 | - | - |
| V Class | 365 | 1.7 | 206 | 2.0 | 175 | 2.5 | 140 | 3.6 | 97 | 4.5 | 80 | 5.5 | 63 | 6.8 | 50 | 8.5 | 40 | 10.5 | 33 | Modified R | 300 | 1.7 | 170 | 2.0 | 142 | 2.6 | 110 | 3.6 | 80 | 4.4 | 64 | 5.8 | 50 | 7.5 | 38 | 9.0 | 30 | 11.0 | 26 | Admiralty R | 300 | 1.7 | 170 | 2.0 | 142 | 2.6 | 110 | 3.4 | 80 | 4.5 | 63 | 5.5 | 50 | 7.2 | 40 | 9.0 | 30 | 11.5 | 24 | Admiralty M | 285 | 2.0 | 135 | 2.5 | 108 | 3.2 | 84 | 4.0 | 67 | 5.0 | 54 | 6.2 | 43 | 8.2 | 33 | 10.8 | 25 | 12.5 | 21 | Yarrow M | 255 | 1.8 | 133 | 2.2 | 109 | 2.8 | 85 | 3.4 | 70 | 4.5 | 53 | 5.5 | 43 | 7.0 | 34 | 8.5 | 28 | 10.5 | 22 | Thorneycroft M | 275 | 1.6 | 162 | 2.0 | 130 | 2.4 | 108 | 3.2 | 81 | 4.2 | 62 | 5.6 | 46 | 7.0 | 37 | 9.0 | 29 | 11.5 | 22 |
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