H.M.S. Birmingham
19
1944
(Neptun 1143b)
- Class: Southampton (1st group) - 5 cruisers of 1934-35
- Displacement: 9,100 tons
- Dimensions: 558 (pp) 591.5 (oa) x 62.25 x 17 ft
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, SHP 75,000 = 32 knots
- Armor: Main belt 3in-4in, deck 2in, turrets 1in-2in, DCT 4in
- Armament: 9-6in (3x3), 8-4in AA (4x2), 8-2pdr AA (2x4), 16-40mm AA (4x4) guns, 13-20mm AA (2x2+9x1); 6-21in TT (2x3)
- Complement: 750
- Builder: Devonport Dockyard
- Laid Down: 18 Jul 1935
- Launched: 1 Sep 1936
- Completed: 18 Nov 1937
- Service: 5th CS, China Station, Sep 1939-Jan 1940. 18th CS, Home fleet, Feb-May 1940. Detached Immingham/Rosyth May-Jun 1940. 18th CS, Home Fleet, Jul 1940-Aug 1941. Refit Nov-Dec 1940. Attached Cruiser, Mediterranean Fleet, Sep 1941-Feb 1942. 4th CS, East Indies Command, Mar 1942-Dec 1943. Damaged by bombing Jul 1942 Eastern Mediterranean. Repair and refit Apr-Sep 1943. Damaged by torpedo 28 Nov 1943. Repair and refit Dec 1943-Jan 1945 in USA. 10th CS, Home Fleet Feb 1945-Mar 1946. Scrapped at Inverkeithing from Sep 1960.
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