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gptkbp:instanceOf
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light cruiser
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gptkbp:armament
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8 × 0.5 in machine guns
12 × 6 in guns
6 × 21 in torpedo tubes
8 × 4 in AA guns
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gptkbp:beam
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62 ft
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Devonport_Dockyard
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Town-class_cruiser_(Birmingham_subgroup)
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gptkbp:commissioned
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18 November 1937
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gptkbp:complement
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750
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1946
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gptkbp:displacement
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9,100 tons (standard)
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gptkbp:draught
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20 ft
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gptkbp:fate
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Scrapped
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMS Birmingham (C19)
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gptkbp:laidDown
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18 July 1935
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gptkbp:launched
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1 September 1936
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gptkbp:length
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591 ft
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Birmingham,_England
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Served in World War II
Participated in Arctic convoys
Damaged by torpedo from U-407 in 1943
Present at the surrender of the Italian fleet in 1943
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:propulsion
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4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons geared turbines, 4 shafts
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gptkbp:scrapped
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1952
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gptkbp:speed
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32 knots
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:HMS_Birmingham
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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