HMS Chatham was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. She was the name ship of her sub-class of the Town class. The ship survived the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1928.
Chatham was lent to the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy from 1920 to 1924, and was sold for scrapping on 13 July 1926 to Thos W Ward, of Pembroke Dock.
In 1922, the crew of Chatham donated a cup to the New Zealand Football Association. This became the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's local equivalent of the FA Cup, and its premier knockout football trophy.
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