HMS Edinburgh (cruiser)

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf light cruiser
Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:armament 12 × 6 in guns
6 × 21 in torpedo tubes
12 × 4 in guns
16 × 2 pdr AA guns
gptkbp:beam 63 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Swan_Hunter
gptkbp:class Edinburgh sub-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1939
gptkbp:complement 750
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:displacement 10,550 tons
gptkbp:draught 20 ft
gptkbp:fate Sunk by German submarine and destroyers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Edinburgh (cruiser)
gptkbp:launched 1938
gptkbp:length 614 ft
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkbp:notableEvent Carried Soviet gold
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:participatedIn Arctic convoys
gptkbp:pennantNumber 16
gptkbp:propulsion 4 × Parsons geared steam turbines
4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
gptkbp:recovered_gold 1981
gptkbp:speed 32.25 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy 2 May 1942
gptkbp:wreckLocation gptkb:Barents_Sea
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Swan_Hunter_(cruiser)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7