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HMS Edinburgh (16)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Edinburgh.
HMS Edinburgh was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, which served during the Second World War. She was one of the last two Town class cruisers, which formed the Edinburgh sub-class. Edinburgh saw a great deal of combat service during the Second World War, especially in the North Sea and the Arctic Sea, where she was sunk by torpedoes in 1942.
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Name | HMS Edinburgh |
Builder | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear |
Laid down | 30 December 1936 |
Launched | 31 March 1938 |
Commissioned | 6 July 1939 |
Identification | Pennant number: 16 |
Fate | Scuttled after torpedo damage inflicted by German submarine and destroyers, 2 May 1942 |
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Class and type | Town-class light cruiser |
Displacement | 13,175 tons |
Length | 613.6 ft (187.0 m) |
Beam | 64.9 ft (19.8 m) |
Draught | 22.6 ft (6.9 m) |
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Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
Complement | 750 |
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Aircraft carried | Two Walrus aircraft (Removed in the latter part of World War II) |
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