H.M.S. Effingham
I.98
1940
(Neptun 1139)
- Class: Hawkins - 5 cruisers of 1915-16
- Displacement: 9,550 tons
- Dimensions: 565(pp) 605(oa) x 58 x 17.25 ft
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, SHP 65,000 = 30.5 knots
- Armor: Main belt 1.5in-2.5in (fwd), 2in-3in (amid), 2.25in-2.5in (aft), deck 1in-1.5in, shields 1in-2.5in
- Armament: 9-6in (9x1), 8-4in AA (4x2), 8-2pdr AA (2x4), 12-.5in AA (3x4) guns; 1 aircraft
- Complement: 712
- Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
- Laid Down: 6 Apr 1917
- Launched: 8 Jun 1921
- Completed: 2 Jul 1925
- Service: America and West Indies 1939, Atlantic escort and Home fleet 1940. Transported 2 million in gold to Halifax, Nov 1939. During operations around Narvik, she struck an isolated rock on 18 May 1940 and stuck fast. The wreck was sunk by gunfire 21 May.
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