HMS Trinidad
Scuttled
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Fiji |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × triple 6 in (152 mm) guns |
Escorting convoy PQ 13 on 29 March 1942 she crippled the German destroyer Z26, then was hit by one of her own torpedoes, which ran wild in the icy water; 32 men were killed. Patched up at Murmansk, she was bombed on her way home on 14 May 1942 and scuttled by her escort.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × triple 6 in (152 mm) guns
- 4 × twin 4 in (102 mm) DP guns
- 2 × quadruple 2-pdr (40 mm (1.6 in)) AA guns
- 4 × quadruple Vickers 0.5 in (12.7 mm) AA machine guns
- 2 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Engine and boiler rooms: 3.25 in (83 mm)
- Decks: 2–3.5 in (51–89 mm)
- Magazines: 2–3.5 in (51–89 mm)
- Gun turrets: 1–2 in (25–51 mm)
| Builder | HM Dockyard Devonport |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 21 April 1938 |
| Launched | 21 March 1940 |
| Commissioned | 14 October 1941 |
| Displacement | 8,530 long tons (8,670 t) (standard) |
| Length | 555 ft 6 in (169.3 m) |
| Speed | 32.25 knots (59.73 km/h; 37.11 mph) |
| Complement | 733 (peacetime), 900 (wartime) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
21 March 1940
29 March 1942
Hit by her own torpedo; 32 killed
Fate
Scuttled
Damaged in air attack and scuttled 15 May 1942