HMS Edinburgh
Scuttled
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Town |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 12 × BL 6-inch Mk XXIII naval guns (152 mm) in triple turrets |
Town-class cruiser. Torpedoed by U-456 on 30 April 1942 while carrying more than four tons of Soviet gold home from Murmansk, she was attacked by three German destroyers two days later. She crippled Hermann Schoemann, but was torpedoed again and sunk by her own escort. Most of the gold was salvaged in 1981.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 12 × BL 6-inch Mk XXIII naval guns (152 mm) in triple turrets
- 12 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk XVI guns
- Two octuple mount QF 2-pounder (40 mm) AA guns
- 8 × 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) Vickers machine guns
- 6 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
| Builder | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 30 December 1936 |
| Launched | 31 March 1938 |
| Commissioned | 6 July 1939 |
| Displacement | 10,550 tons (13,175 tons full load) |
| Length | 613.6 ft (187.0 m) |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Complement | 750 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
31 March 1938
Sinking of Edinburgh
Scuttled
30 April – 2 May 1942
Torpedoed by U-456 and a destroyer; sunk by Foresight