HMS Sheffield
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HMS Sheffield was a British Royal Navy Town-class light cruiser that saw extensive service during World War II, including key actions in the Mediterranean and Arctic.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
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Town-class light cruiser ⓘ |
| aircraftFacility | catapult for seaplanes (later removed) ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Arctic 1941–43
ⓘ
Atlantic 1941–43 ⓘ Bismarck 1941 ⓘ North Africa 1942–43 ⓘ Norway 1940 NERFINISHED ⓘ Salerno 1943 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicily 1943 ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 62 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Southampton subgroup of Town-class cruisers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 25 August 1937 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| damage | damaged by German aircraft in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1959 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 11,000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 9,100 tons ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| followedBy | HMS Newcastle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 31 January 1935 ⓘ |
| launched | 23 July 1936 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 591 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 32 knots ⓘ |
| namesake | city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire ⓘ |
| nickname | Shiny Sheff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | association with stainless steel industry of Sheffield ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union
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Battle of the Barents Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Pedestal NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Torch NERFINISHED ⓘ hunt for the German battleship Bismarck ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | C24 ⓘ |
| postwarService | served in the postwar Royal Navy until the 1960s ⓘ |
| precededBy | HMS Southampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 12 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns in four triple turrets ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleInBismarckAction | shadowed Bismarck and Prinz Eugen in May 1941 ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1967 ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 4-inch guns and anti-aircraft weapons ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipyard | Vickers-Armstrongs, High Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Home Waters ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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