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, SHP 82,500 = 32 knots
- Armor: Main belt 3in-4in, deck 2in, turrets 1in-2in, DCT 4in
- Armament: 12-6in (4x3), 8-4in AA (4x2), 8-2pdr AA (2x4), 1-40mm AA, 6-20mm AA (6x1) guns; 6-21in TT (2x3); 2 aircraft
- Complement: 750
- Builder: Hawthorne Leslie
- Laid Down: 28 Mar 1936
- Launched: 12 Apr 1937
- Completed: 4 Aug 1938
- Service: 4th CS, East Indies Command, Sep-Dec 1939. 18th CS, Home Fleet, Jan-May 1940. Temporary detached Humber Force, May-Jul 1940. 18th CS, Home Fleet, Jul-Oct 1940. Unallocated cruiser Nore, Nov 1940. Refit Jan-Feb 1941. 18th CS, Home Fleet, Mar-Jul 1941. Damaged by torpedo in Mediterranean 23 Jul 1941. Repairs and refit USA Sep 1941-Jun 1942. 18th CS, Home Fleet, Jun-Aug 1942. Scuttled 13 Aug 1942 off Tunisia after being torpedoed by Italian MTBs during Operation Pedestal.
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