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soon shelved however due to the difficulties in actually manufacturing an effective quadruple 6 in turret and so the class reverted to the original main armament design, although improved through a "long trunk" Mk XXIII turret design, which reduced the crew requirements and increased the speed of the ammunition hoists. Four extra 4 in (102 mm) "High Angle Low Angle" guns and eight extra 2-pounder (40 mm) guns and further armour protection were added instead.
40:
623:
819:
663:, improved surface fire control and long range radar and an improved but still unreliable version of the Glasshouse Directors with Type 275 'lock and follow' radar, with flyplane control for the twin 4-inch guns with elevation speed increased to 15–20 degrees per second to engage faster jet aircraft. Similar electronic alterations were made to
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class were longer at 614 ft (187 m) compared to 592 ft (180 m), initially to allow an increase in the main armament from twelve 6 in (152 mm) guns in four triple turrets as in the two previous sub-classes, to sixteen 6 in guns in four quadruple turrets. The idea was
807:
s added a second director control tower for two channels of fire at long range against ship or shore targets and better protection against plunging fire with a redesigned deck, an intermediate layer of armour above the magazines and machinery area and received thicker armour on the gun turrets. The
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in triple turrets, with the centre gun mounted 30 in (76 cm) behind the two outer guns to prevent interference between the shells in flight and to give the gunners more room to work in. The turret roofs had cutouts at the front to allow extreme elevation, originally intended to give the
590:
Like their US and
Japanese counterparts of that era, the Town-class cruisers were "light cruisers" in the strict terms of the London Treaty, which defined a "light cruiser" as one having a main armament no greater than 6.1 in (155 mm) calibre. All three major naval powers sought to
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s, because they were longer and had more room. They still had substantial modifications to their weaponry, including addition of 40 mm Bofors guns. The addition of radar equipment during the Second World War aided the ships' combat effectiveness.
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extra weight is balanced with extra beam, increased from 64.02 ft in the
Southampton to 64.10 ft in the three Gloucester ships and more propulsion power with 82,000 shp engines to maintain speed and add more electrical generation.
895:
The first Town-class ship was launched in 1936 and commissioned in 1937, just two years before the outbreak of war. The class saw much service during the Second World War and took part in many famous actions, such as the sinking of the
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had one aft turret replaced by two quad 40 mm Bofors guns during the Second World War, since there was insufficient space to fit the needed extra anti-aircraft guns and retain the turret. This was not a problem in the
1409:
In
Bassett's book, it was speculated that the entire class would have conformed to a theme representative of Greek history and mythos had the Admiralty decided against renaming the two vessels.
927:— were sunk during the war. The surviving ships continued in active service to the end of the 1950s, some seeing action during the Korean War. The last Town-class ship to be scrapped was
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being doubtful of the benefits offered by the knuckle design. This modification was introduced during construction in March 1935 but was not continued in the follow-on
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was the Royal Navy's latest light cruiser design, with the intention that it number six vessels. Following the new, heavily armed small cruisers of the United States
785:, was built with a fully flared bow and is easily distinguished by the lack of the prominent knuckle found on her sister-ships. This was due to some elements in the
611:(ABU) which allowed the guns to be loaded with time-fuzed shells and then fired when the target aircraft reached a set range. These ships were equipped with the
764:. Based on the initial design chosen in November 1933, the estimated cost of the new ships was £2.1m each compared to an estimated cost of £1.6m each for a
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was fitted with MRS 8 HACDT to combine 40 mm and twin 4-inch AA fire and to permit the use of 40 mm proximity fuze ammunition as used by the
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607:. In practice the guns could not be trained or manually loaded quickly enough for continuous anti-aircraft fire, so the Royal Navy designed the
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had a less extensive refit to allow her to be sent quickly if needed in the Suez crisis of 1956.
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Construction Of British Warships 1939–1945, Vol 1 Major Surface Vessels
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Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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595:. These ships made up for their smaller calibre guns by carrying more of them.
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History of World War Two
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during the 1930s. The Towns were designed within the constraints of the
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were considered by the
Admiralty in 1940 but were eventually rejected.
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1778:(Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
406:(9,800 km; 6,100 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
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Campbell, N.J.M. (1980). "Great
Britain". In Chesneau, Roger (ed.).
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were partially reconstructed in 1949–51 with enclosed bridges, new
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AA fire control system for the secondary armament and the
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Mk XXIII turret with squared-off contours mounted on the
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QF 2-pounder (40 mm) Mark VIII pom-pom anti-aircraft guns
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Cruisers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia
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British & Empire Warships of the Second World War
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had the pom pom and 20 mm armament replaced by
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Mk XXII turret with rounded contours mounted on the
2124:British naval ship classes of the Second World War
558:of 1930. The ships were built in the sub-classes,
508:6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2 × 3)
1559:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
503:.5-inch (12.7 mm) anti-aircraft machine guns
3387:
619:for surface fire control of the main armament.
255:classes: 591 ft 7.2 in (180.3 m)
1756:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1687:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1594:
1580:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1542:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1378:Scuttled following torpedo attack, 2 May 1942
634:The secondary armament consisted of four twin
286:classes: 64 ft 10.8 in (19.8 m)
261:class: 613 ft 7.2 in (187.0 m)
2109:
1922:
1604:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
669:but it received less structural alteration.
1751:
1561:. New York: Mayflower Books. pp. 2–85.
313:class: 22 ft 7.2 in (6.89 m)
450:QF 2-pounder (40 mm) Mark VIII pom-pom guns
307:class: 20 ft 7.2 in (6.28 m)
276:class: 62 ft 3.6 in (19.0 m)
2116:
2102:
1929:
1915:
1729:(2nd ed.). Durham, UK: G.A.M. Books.
1644:British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After
1440:
1438:
1436:
1434:
436:BL 6 in (152 mm) Mark XXIII guns
2085:List of cruiser classes of the Royal Navy
1618:
348:classes: 82,500 shp (61,500 kW)
1752:Raven, Alan & Roberts, John (1980).
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1638:
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817:
621:
577:
443:QF 4 in (102 mm) Mark XVI guns
1936:
1878:
1856:
1621:"Britain 6"/50 (15.2 cm) BL Mark XXIII"
1431:
949:, a role she has performed since 1971.
570:, each sub-class adding more weaponry.
482:BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mark XXIII guns
236:class: 13,175 long tons (13,386 t)
230:class: 11,930 long tons (12,120 t)
19:For the Town class of World War I, see
3388:
1830:
1811:
1792:
1770:
1701:
1679:
1263:Scuttled following torpedo attack off
931:in 1967. One ship of the Town class —
3370:Laid down and completed after the war
2097:
1910:
1816:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
1797:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
1720:
1665:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
1646:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
1537:
855:All were heavily modified during the
850:
843:Additional ships using the design of
489:QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark XVI guns
1663:Naval Anti-Aircraft Guns And Gunnery
525:(removed in the latter part of WWII)
1447:
13:
1077:Scuttled following air attack off
14:
3417:
1902:
1842:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
1754:British Cruisers of World War Two
457:.5 in (12.7 mm) Vickers
392:(59.73 km/h; 37.11 mph)
1706:. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books.
72:
38:
1887:. London: Imperial War Museum.
1519:
1510:
1501:
598:All ships of the class carried
301:class: 20 ft (6.10 m)
16:Class of British light cruisers
3401:Ship classes of the Royal Navy
1578:Naval Weapons of World War Two
1492:
1483:
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1422:
1403:
1296:Sunk following air attack off
740:, the last two planned ships,
713:
708:
1:
1881:In Trust for the Nation: HMS
1531:
796:
3135:Harbour defence motor launch
1416:
811:
617:Admiralty Fire Control Table
7:
1489:Raven & Roberts, p418-9
1384:
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378:(59 km/h; 37 mph)
10:
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3406:Town-class cruisers (1936)
3315:Merchant aircraft carriers
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18:
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1993:
1944:
1661:Friedman, Norman (2013).
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937:— remains, moored on the
192:
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37:
21:Town-class cruiser (1910)
1619:DiGiulian, Tony (2017).
1538:Brown, David K. (1995).
1507:Campbell 1985, pp. 35–36
1498:Waters (2019), pp. 42-44
1396:
952:
945:as a museum-ship of the
605:anti-aircraft capability
327:Admiralty 3-drum boilers
26:Not to be confused with
3364:Completed after the war
3329:Armed merchant cruisers
3140:Fairmile B motor launch
2193:Light aircraft carriers
1812:Waters, Conrad (2018).
1793:Waters, Conrad (2019).
1598:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
1576:Campbell, John (1985).
898:German battleship
600:BL 6-inch Mk XXIII guns
193:General characteristics
3336:Ocean boarding vessels
3322:Fighter catapult ships
1879:Wingate, John (2004).
1471:Waters (2018), pp. 7-8
1283:HM Dockyard, Devonport
1171:HM Dockyard, Devonport
832:
720:In the mid-1930s, the
631:
587:
1831:Watton, Ross (1985).
1702:McCart, Neil (2012).
1453:Bassett (1988), p. 7.
821:
625:
581:
466:21-inch (533 mm)
431:classes, as designed:
3274:Submarine depot ship
3168:-class river gunboat
3160:Insect-class gunboat
1721:Otter, Ken (2001) .
1516:Waters (2019), p. 46
1480:Waters (2018), p. 17
777:Uniquely, the final
644:Remote Power Control
28:Town-class destroyer
1938:Town-class cruisers
1864:. London: Cassell.
1840:Anatomy of the Ship
1704:Town Class Cruisers
1462:Waters (2018), p. 7
959:
947:Imperial War Museum
781:class cruiser, HMS
640:2-pdr quad pom-poms
556:London Naval Treaty
530:Aviation facilities
477:class, as designed:
334:class: 75,000
3173:Type Two 63 ft HSL
3145:Motor torpedo boat
2531:Thornycroft type (
1727:: The Untold Story
1391:Fiji-class cruiser
1287:22 September 1936
1097:Vickers-Armstrongs
1081:, 11 January 1941
1015:Vickers-Armstrongs
958:Construction data
957:
851:Later improvements
833:
632:
588:
520:Supermarine Walrus
105:Crown Colony class
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3255:Seaplane carriers
2523:Destroyer leaders
2131:Aircraft carriers
2091:
2090:
1823:978-1-5267-2497-7
1804:978-1-5267-1885-3
1713:978-1-904-45952-1
1672:978-1-84832-177-9
1653:978-1-59114-078-8
1611:978-1-86176-281-8
1525:Otter, Chapter 14
1382:
1381:
1369:30 December 1936
1329:10 December 1936
1321:Harland and Wolff
1267:, 13 August 1942
1217:17 February 1936
1181:18 November 1937
1178:1 September 1936
1148:9 September 1937
1068:21 November 1934
638:turrets, and two
609:Auto Barrage Unit
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99:Succeeded by
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1290:19 October 1937
1223:2 November 1938
1105:31 January 1935
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1026:23 January 1936
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857:Second World War
546:consisted of 10
515:Aircraft carried
358:4 × shafts; 4 ×
338:(55,900 kW)
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1300:, 22 May 1941.
1246:Hawthorn Leslie
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1047:
1023:4 October 1934
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955:
903:. Four ships —
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803:The subsequent
801:
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3231:Round Table
2917:Teviot Bank
2903:Port Quebec
2896:Port Napier
2773:Bridgewater
2533:Shakespeare
2315:Battleships
2161:Illustrious
1963:Southampton
1946:Southampton
1630:15 December
1361:Swan Hunter
1340:museum ship
1043:Southampton
1010:Southampton
924:Southampton
900:Scharnhorst
779:Southampton
761:Southampton
715:Southampton
709:Sub-classes
695:40mm Bofors
584:Southampton
560:Southampton
425:Southampton
402:5,300
372:Southampton
332:Southampton
299:Southampton
274:Southampton
249:Southampton
214:Southampton
127:Southampton
86:Preceded by
3390:Categories
3211:Portuguese
3027:Submarines
2889:Menestheus
2840:Minelayers
2829:Black Swan
2808:Kingfisher
2554:Destroyers
2168:Implacable
2140:Courageous
2019:Gloucester
2012:Manchester
1995:Gloucester
1984:Birmingham
1725:Gloucester
1532:References
1428:DiGiulian.
1274:Gloucester
1237:Manchester
1209:Fairfields
1204:Gloucester
1162:Birmingham
1060:John Brown
1050:Polyphemus
977:Laid down
918:Manchester
912:Gloucester
861:Korean War
828:moored by
805:Gloucester
798:Gloucester
791:Gloucester
783:Birmingham
749:Polyphemus
683:Birmingham
650:Birmingham
564:Gloucester
552:Royal Navy
544:Town class
429:Gloucester
411:Complement
382:Gloucester
355:Propulsion
342:Gloucester
305:Gloucester
280:Gloucester
253:Gloucester
228:Gloucester
132:Gloucester
121:Subclasses
80:Royal Navy
63:Town class
3358:Cancelled
3301:Maidstone
3268:Albatross
3166:Dragonfly
3002:Protector
2986:Netlayers
2882:Agamemnon
2849:Adventure
2736:Corvettes
2661:W & Z
2656:U & V
2651:S & T
2646:Q & R
2641:O & P
2636:L & M
2611:G & H
2606:E & F
2601:C & D
2596:A & B
2583:Ambuscade
2572:V & W
2175:Audacious
2154:Ark Royal
2047:Edinburgh
2030:Edinburgh
2005:Liverpool
1970:Sheffield
1956:Newcastle
1885:1939–1972
1417:Citations
1365:Newcastle
1352:Edinburgh
1316:Edinburgh
1195:Liverpool
1101:Newcastle
1088:Sheffield
1064:Clydebank
1019:Newcastle
993:Newcastle
980:Launched
971:Subclass
929:Sheffield
906:Edinburgh
884:Edinburgh
878:Newcastle
872:Sheffield
837:Edinburgh
823:HMS
813:Edinburgh
787:Admiralty
771:cruiser.
755:Newcastle
691:Sheffield
687:Newcastle
672:Liverpool
666:Sheffield
656:Newcastle
648:HMS
630:sub-class
628:Edinburgh
586:sub-class
568:Edinburgh
475:Edinburgh
386:Edinburgh
374:class:32
346:Edinburgh
311:Edinburgh
284:Edinburgh
259:Edinburgh
234:Edinburgh
218:long tons
185:Preserved
161:Completed
156:1937–1963
148:1934–1939
137:Edinburgh
68:Operators
46:Liverpool
3236:Monitors
3189:Trawlers
3053:Parthian
2995:Guardian
2968:Algerine
2794:Shoreham
2780:Hastings
2698:Frigates
2511:Minotaur
2497:Minotaur
2471:Arethusa
2359:Vanguard
2290:Activity
2278:Attacker
2264:Audacity
2230:Majestic
2223:Colossus
2063:Arethusa
1860:(1995).
1774:(2005).
1745:59524624
1683:(1998).
1642:(2010).
1385:See also
1138:Greenock
1000:Minotaur
974:Builder
743:Minotaur
738:-classes
730:Brooklyn
723:Arethusa
697:mounts.
603:guns an
574:Armament
535:catapult
419:Armament
91:Arethusa
3308:Titania
3280:Adamant
3261:Pegasus
3249:Roberts
3127:Coastal
3106:Amphion
3077:Grampus
3060:Rainbow
2942:Halcyon
2815:Bittern
2801:Grimsby
2711:Captain
2504:Neptune
2464:Leander
2457:Emerald
2450:Hawkins
2406:Hawkins
2331:Revenge
2304:Nairana
2271:Avenger
2237:Centaur
2216:Unicorn
2040:Belfast
1977:Glasgow
1883:Belfast
1835:Belfast
1325:Belfast
1307:Belfast
1265:Cap Bon
1250:Hebburn
1230:, 1958
1228:Bo'Ness
1188:, 1960
1155:, 1958
1125:Glasgow
1118:, 1967
1116:Faslane
1036:, 1959
1034:Faslane
967:Pennant
934:Belfast
891:Service
866:Glasgow
845:Belfast
825:Belfast
793:class.
767:Leander
699:Belfast
678:Glasgow
505:(2 × 4)
498:(2 × 8)
491:(6 × 2)
484:(4 × 3)
471:(2 × 3)
452:(2 × 4)
445:(4 × 2)
438:(4 × 3)
293:Draught
177:Retired
49:in 1942
3242:Erebus
3200:Basset
3194:Castle
2975:Cybele
2949:Bangor
2870:Linnet
2863:Plover
2856:Abdiel
2759:Sloops
2749:Castle
2744:Flower
2716:Colony
2687:Daring
2676:Weapon
2671:Battle
2621:Tribal
2590:Amazon
2514:(1947)
2412:County
2379:Renown
2338:Nelson
2257:Archer
2209:Hermes
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243:Length
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3294:Forth
3221:Dance
3206:Isles
3182:Other
3071:River
2822:Egret
2787:Banff
2706:River
2542:Scott
2443:Danae
2284:Ruler
2202:Argus
2182:Malta
2147:Eagle
2074:class
2065:class
2032:class
1997:class
1948:class
1397:Notes
1298:Crete
1213:Govan
1153:Blyth
1079:Malta
986:Fate
963:Name
953:Ships
494:16 ×
487:12 ×
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399:Range
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376:knots
366:Speed
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2352:Lion
2072:Dido
1889:ISBN
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1844:ISBN
1818:ISBN
1799:ISBN
1780:ISBN
1758:ISBN
1741:OCLC
1731:ISBN
1723:HMS
1708:ISBN
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1667:ISBN
1648:ISBN
1632:2019
1606:ISBN
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