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Two '''''Edinburgh'' class light cruisers''' were completed in Britain in 1939, being the last minor adaptation of the preceding eight ships of the [[Southampton Class Cruiser (1936)|''Southampton'']] and [[Gloucester Class Cruiser (1937)|''Gloucester'' classes]]. | Two '''''Edinburgh'' class light cruisers''' were completed in Britain in 1939, being the last minor adaptation of the preceding eight ships of the [[Southampton Class Cruiser (1936)|''Southampton'']] and [[Gloucester Class Cruiser (1937)|''Gloucester'' classes]]. | ||
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|[[Harland & Wolff]] | |||
|10 Dec, 1936 | |||
|17 Mar, 1938 | |||
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|Preserved 1971 | |||
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|[[Swan Hunter]] | |||
|30 Dec, 1936 | |||
|31 Mar, 1938 | |||
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|Sunk 2 May, 1942 | |||
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==Design and Construction== | ==Design and Construction== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:15, 31 May 2017
Two Edinburgh class light cruisers were completed in Britain in 1939, being the last minor adaptation of the preceding eight ships of the Southampton and Gloucester classes.
| Overview of 2 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Belfast | Harland & Wolff | 10 Dec, 1936 | 17 Mar, 1938 | Preserved 1971 | |
| Edinburgh | Swan Hunter | 30 Dec, 1936 | 31 Mar, 1938 | Sunk 2 May, 1942 | |
Design and Construction
Armament
See Also
- Wikipedia
- Chesneau, Roger (editor) (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
Footnotes
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