HMS Durban
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HMS Durban was a Danae-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was launched from the yards of Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company on 29 May 1919 and commissioned on 1 November 1921.
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Name | HMS Durban |
Ordered | September 1917 |
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Laid down | January 1918 |
Launched | 29 May 1919 |
Commissioned | 1 November 1921 |
Fate | Sunk as breakwater, 9 June 1944 |
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Class and type | Danae-class light cruiser |
Displacement | 4,650 tons |
Length | 472.5 ft (144.0 m) |
Beam | 46.5 ft (14.2 m) |
Draught | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) |
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Speed | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
Range | 2,300 nautical miles (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) |
Complement | 350 |
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