H.M.S. Manchester
15
1941
(Neptun 1143)
- Class: Southampton (2nd group) - 3 cruisers of 1934-35
- Displacement: 9,400 tons
- Dimensions: 579 (pp) 591.5 (oa) x 62.25 x 20.5 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 82,500 = 32 knots
- Armor: Main belt 3-4 in., deck 2 in., turrets 1-2 in., D.C.T. 4 in.
- Armament: 12-6 in. (4x3), 8-4 in. A.A. (4x2), 8-2 pdr. A.A. (2x4) guns, 6-21 in. T.T. (2x3); 2 aircraft
- Complement: 750
- Builder: Hawthorne Leslie
- Laid Down: 28 Mar 1936
- Launched: 12 Apr 1937
- Completed: 4 Aug 1938
- Service: Home fleet 1939-42, Mediterranean fleet 1942. Scuttled 13 Aug 1942 off Tunisia after being torpedoed by Italian MTBs during Operation Pedestal.
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