HMS Birmingham
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HMS Birmingham was lead ship of the Birmingham group of three ships of the Town-class of light cruisers built by the Royal Navy. Her sister ships were Lowestoft and Nottingham. The three ships were virtually identical to the third group of Town-class ships, but with an additional 6 in (150 mm) gun worked in on the forecastle.
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1914 HMS Birmingham
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ship completed
1913-05-07T00:00:00Z
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ship launching
1914-02-01T00:00:00Z
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ship commissioning
1912-06-10T00:00:00Z
1912-06-10T00:00:00Z
keel laying
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link | page | Dreadnought Project page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | naval-history.net page@ | Wikidata | ||
commons | image | British Ships of the First World War SP1812 | Commons | ||
commons | image | Ward Room Painting, HMS 'Birmingham' H5680-L354507923 | Commons | ||
commons | image | HMS Birmingham (1913) | Commons | ||
commons | image | HMS Birmingham (1913) Jutland | Commons | ||
commons | image | HMS Birmingham | Commons | ||
commons | image | HMS Birmingham ramming the U-15, the first U-boat loss to an enemy warship | Commons | ||
commons | image | Lot 9609-41 (21541621705) | Commons |