Crown Colony-class light cruiser

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The Fiji-class cruisers were a class of eleven light cruisers of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service throughout the Second World War. Each ship of the class was named after a Crown colony or other constituent territory of the British Commonwealth and Empire. The class was also known as the Colony class, or Crown Colony class. Developed as more compact versions of the preceding Town-class cruisers, the last three were built to a slightly modified design and were sometimes also called the Ceylon class.

1940 — 1985  WikimediaWikidata
Fiji-class cruiser
speed 32 knot, beam 18.9 metre, draft 6.3 metre, length 169.3 metre, 
light cruiser, John Brown & CompanyVickers-ArmstrongsAlexander Stephen and SonsPeruvian NavyRoyal New Zealand NavyIndian NavyRoyal NavyRoyal Canadian NavySwan HunterUnited Kingdom

BAP Capitán QuiñonesBAP Coronel BolognesiFiji-class light cruiserHMCS QuebecHMS BermudaHMS CeylonHMS FijiHMS GambiaHMS JamaicaHMS KenyaHMS MauritiusHMS NewfoundlandHMS NigeriaHMS TrinidadHMS UgandaINS Mysore

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  • Fiji-class light cruiser
    1939 subclass of Crown Colony-class light cruisers
  • BAP Capitán Quiñones
    1941 Crown Colony-class light cruiser
  • BAP Coronel Bolognesi
    1942 Crown Colony-class light cruiser
  • HMCS Quebec
  • INS Mysore
    1939 Crown Colony-class cruiser
  • HMS Mauritius
    1939 Crown Colony-class light cruiser
  • HMS Nigeria
    1939 Crown Colony-class light cruiser
  • HMS Kenya
    1939 Crown Colony-class light cruiser
  • HMS Gambia
    1940 Crown Colony-class light cruiser
  • HMS Jamaica
    1940 Crown Colony-class light cruiser
  • HMS Bermuda
    1941 Crown Colony-class light cruiser
  • HMS Uganda
    1941 Crown Colony-class light cruiser
  • HMS Newfoundland
    1941 Crown Colony-class light cruiser
  • HMS Ceylon
    1942 Crown Colony-class light cruiser
  • HMS Fiji
    1939 Crown Colony-class light cruiser
  • HMS Trinidad
    1941 Crown Colony-class light cruiser
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BL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun turret right elevation diagramBL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun turret right elevation diagram
Bagad de Lann-Bihoué bagpipe band at Massawa in 1973Bagad de Lann-Bihoué bagpipe band at Massawa in 1973
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    classwatercraft1939Fiji-class light cruiserCrown Colony-class light cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraftBAP Capitán Quiñoneslight cruiser, Crown Colony-class light cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraftBAP Coronel BolognesiCrown Colony-class light cruiser, light cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraftHMCS Quebeclight cruiser, Crown Colony-class light cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraftINS Mysorelight cruiser, Crown Colony-class light cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraft1940HMS MauritiusCrown Colony-class light cruiser, light cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraft1940HMS NigeriaCrown Colony-class light cruiser, light cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraft1940HMS KenyaCrown Colony-class light cruiser, light cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraft1942HMS GambiaCrown Colony-class light cruiser, light cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraft1942HMS JamaicaCrown Colony-class light cruiser, light cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraft1942HMS BermudaCrown Colony-class light cruiser, light cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraft1943HMS UgandaCrown Colony-class light cruiser, light cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraft1943HMS NewfoundlandCrown Colony-class light cruiser, light cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraft1943HMS Ceylonlight cruiser, Crown Colony-class light cruiserWikidata
    siteshipwreck1940HMS FijiFiji-class light cruiser, Crown Colony-class light cruiser, light cruiser, shipwreckWikidata
    siteshipwreck1941HMS TrinidadCrown Colony-class light cruiser, light cruiser, shipwreckWikidata
    commonsimageBL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun turret right elevation diagram Commons
    commonsimageBagad de Lann-Bihoué bagpipe band at Massawa in 1973 Commons