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| HMS Birmingham |
| HMS C.19 Birmingham (Town Class) | ||
| General Details | ||
| Nationality | British | |
| Type | Light Cruiser | |
| Builder | Devonport DYd (Plymouth). United Kingdom | |
| Laid down | 18 July 1935 | |
| Launched | 1 September 1936 | |
| Commissioned | 18 November 1937 | |
| Fate | Decomissioned December 1959 Sold for scrap September 1960 |
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| Displacement | ||
| Standard | 9.320 tons | |
| Full Load | 11.540 tons | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Lenght (waterline) | 178 m (584') | |
| Lenght (Overall) | 180 m (591,6') | |
| Beam | 19.5 m (64,02') | |
| Draft | 6 m (20') (Average) | |
| Armament (Design 1939) | ||
| Main Battery | 12 x 152 mm (6") 50 cal BL Mark XXIII (4x3) 2 forward 2 aft |
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| Secondary Battery | 8 x 102 mm (4") 45 cal QF HA MkXVI (4x2) | |
| AA | 8 x 40,5 mm (2pdr)/40 cal Vickers MkII PomPom (2x4) 8 x 12,7 mm (0.5") 62 cal Vickers MkIII MG (3x4) |
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| Torpedoes | 6 x 533 mm (21") above water in 2 triple mounts | |
| Armament (1945) | ||
| Main Battery | 12 x 152 mm (6")/50 cal BL Mark XXIII (4x2) 2 forward 2 aft |
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| AA | 16 x 40,5 mm (2pdr)/40 cal Vickers MkII PomPom (4x4) 8 x 40 mm/56.3 cal Bofors (2x4) 5-24 x 20 mm/65 cal Oerlikon |
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| Armament (Postwar) | ||
| Main Battery | 12 x 152mm (6") 50 cal BL Mark XXIII (4x2) 2 forward 2 aft |
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| AA | 18 x 40 mm/56,3 cal Bofors (6x2,6x1) | |
| Radars | ||
| Air Warning | 1 x HA.DCT | |
| Air Search | Type 284/286 | |
| Surface Search | Type 273 Type 271 |
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| Fire Control | Air recognition (AR) type 285 Air recognition (AR) type 282 (2pdr) |
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| Aircraft | ||
| Fixed Wing | 2-3 Supermarine Walrus amphibians, removed late WWII Hangar located starboard of forward funnel Used as messdecks and cinemas late in WWII |
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| Armour | ||
| Belt | 124 mm (4,88") main belt 124-63,5 mm (4,88"-2.5") magazines 63,5-38 mm (2,5"-1,5") ends |
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| Deck | 51-32 mm (2"-1,25") | |
| Bulkheads | 63,5 mm (2,5") | |
| Turrets | 25 mm (1") | |
| Barbettes | 51-25 mm (2"-1") | |
| Conning Tower | N/A | |
| Propulsion | ||
| Boilers | 4 Admiralty 3 drum-type | |
| Turbines | Parsons geared turbines | |
| Horsepower | 75.000 shp | |
| Shafts | 4 | |
| Endurance | 9.000 nm at 15 knots | |
| Max Speed | 32,5 knots 31,25 knots (standard) |
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| Oil Bunkerage | 2.070 tons | |
| Complement | ||
| Usual | 750 | |
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