Town-class light cruiser

The Town class consisted of 10 light cruisers built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. The Towns were designed within the constraints of the London Naval Treaty of 1930. The ships were built in the sub-classes, Southampton, Gloucester and Edinburgh, each sub-class adding more weaponry.

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1937 — 1963  Wikimedia, Wikidata
10 produced, 
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Edinburgh-class light cruiser, Gloucester-class light cruiser, HMS Belfast, HMS Birmingham, HMS Edinburgh, HMS Glasgow, HMS Gloucester, HMS Liverpool, HMS Manchester, HMS Newcastle, HMS Sheffield, HMS Southampton, Southampton-class light cruiser, 

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  Southampton-class light cruiser ⓘ
  1936 subclass of British Town-class light cruisers

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  Gloucester-class light cruiser ⓘ
  1938 subclass of British Town-class light cruisers

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  Edinburgh-class light cruiser ⓘ
  1939 subclass of British Town-class light cruisers

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  HMS Sheffield ⓘ
  1936 Southampton-class light cruiser

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  HMS Glasgow ⓘ
  1936 Southampton-class light cruiser

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  HMS Birmingham ⓘ
  1936 Southampton-class light cruiser

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  HMS Liverpool ⓘ
  1937 Gloucester-class light cruiser

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  HMS Newcastle ⓘ
  1936 Southampton-class light cruiser

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  HMS Southampton ⓘ
  1936 Southampton-class light cruiser

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  HMS Manchester ⓘ
  1937 Gloucester-class light cruiser

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  HMS Gloucester ⓘ
  1937 Gloucester-class light cruiser

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  HMS Edinburgh ⓘ
  1938 Edinburgh-class light cruiser

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1937 — 1963 Town-class light cruiser

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1937 HMS Sheffield

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1937 HMS Glasgow

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1937 HMS Birmingham

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1938 HMS Liverpool

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BL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun turret right elevation diagram

Sasebo Harbor, Japan, April 1952

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	watercraft	1936	Southampton-class light cruiser	Town-class light cruiser	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1938	Gloucester-class light cruiser	Town-class light cruiser	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1939	Edinburgh-class light cruiser	Town-class light cruiser	Wikidata
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		Naval Encyclopedia page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft	1937	HMS Sheffield	Southampton-class light cruiser, Town-class light cruiser, light cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1937	HMS Glasgow	Southampton-class light cruiser, light cruiser, Town-class light cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1937	HMS Birmingham	Town-class light cruiser, Southampton-class light cruiser, light cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1938	HMS Liverpool	Town-class light cruiser, Gloucester-class light cruiser, light cruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1937	HMS Newcastle	Town-class light cruiser, Southampton-class light cruiser, shipwreck, light cruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1937	HMS Southampton	Southampton-class light cruiser, Town-class light cruiser, shipwreck, light cruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1938	HMS Manchester	Town-class light cruiser, Gloucester-class light cruiser, shipwreck, light cruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1939	HMS Gloucester	Gloucester-class light cruiser, shipwreck, light cruiser, Town-class light cruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1939	HMS Edinburgh	Edinburgh-class light cruiser, Town-class light cruiser, light cruiser, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		BL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun turret right elevation diagram		Commons
commons	image		Sasebo Harbor, Japan, April 1952		Commons
commons	image		Ship war English		Commons