HMS Edinburgh (16)
Edinburgh at Scapa Flow in October 1941 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Edinburgh |
| Builder | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear |
| Laid down | 30 December 1936 |
| Launched | 31 March 1938 |
| Commissioned | 6 July 1939 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 16 |
| Fate | Scuttled 2 May 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Town-class light cruiser |
| Displacement | 13,175 tons |
| Length | 613.6 ft (187.0 m) |
| Beam | 64.9 ft (19.8 m) |
| Draught | 22.6 ft (6.9 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Complement | 750 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | Two Walrus aircraft (Removed in the latter part of World War II) |
HMS Edinburgh was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, which served during the Second World War. She was one of the last two Town class cruisers, which formed the Edinburgh sub-class. Edinburgh saw a great deal of combat service during the Second World War, especially in the North Sea and the Arctic Sea, where she was sunk by torpedoes in 1942.