HMS Sheffield
Survived
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Town (Southampton) |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × triple 6 in (152 mm) guns |
At Cape Spartivento. Shadowed Bismarck in May 1941, and fought at the Barents Sea and North Cape.
Armament and specifications
Armament
Original configuration
- 4 × triple 6 in (152 mm) guns
- 4 × twin QF 4 in (102 mm) DP guns
- 2 × quadruple QF 2 pdr (1.6 in (40 mm)) AA guns
- 2 × quadruple 0.5 in (12.7 mm) AA machine guns
- 2 × triple 21 in (533 mm) Torpedo tubes
- After 1944 refit
- 3 × triple 6 in (152 mm) guns
- 4 × twin 4 in (102 mm) DP guns
- 4 quadruple 40 mm AA guns
- 10 twin and 6 single 20 mm AA guns
Armour
- Belt: 4.5 in (114 mm)
- Turrets: 1–2 in (25–51 mm)
- Deck: 1.25–2 in (32–51 mm)
| Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs, High Walker |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 31 January 1935 |
| Launched | 23 July 1936 |
| Commissioned | 25 August 1937 |
| Displacement | 9,100 long tons (9,200 t) (standard) 11,350 long tons (11,530 t) (full load) |
| Length | 591 ft (180.1 m) (overall) |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Complement | 748 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
23 July 1936
Battle of Cape Spartivento
Survived
27 November 1940
26 May 1941
Attacked by mistake; then shadowed Bismarck and was shelled
Battle of the Barents Sea
Survived
31 December 1942
Sank Friedrich Eckoldt
Battle of the North Cape
Survived
26 December 1943
Fate
Survived
Scrapped at Faslane, 1967