HMS Jamaica
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HMS Jamaica was a British Crown Colony-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that served with distinction during World War II, including Arctic convoy and North Atlantic operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Jamaica canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crown Colony-class light cruiser
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Royal Navy cruiser ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | catapult for seaplane (later removed) ⓘ |
| armamentAA | multiple light anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 12 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns in four triple turrets ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 4-inch dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedo | torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awardedBattleHonour |
Arctic 1942–43
ⓘ
Korea 1950–52 ⓘ North Cape 1943 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 62 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Fiji subgroup of Crown Colony class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 19 June 1942 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 730 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | mid-1950s ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 11,500 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 8,530 tons ⓘ |
| draught | 19 feet ⓘ |
| engagedShip | German battleship Scharnhorst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | broken up for scrap ⓘ |
| flag | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 28 April 1938 ⓘ |
| launched | 16 November 1940 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 555 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 32 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union
ⓘ
Battle of the Barents Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the North Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean War operations ⓘ Normandy-related operations and Atlantic escort duties ⓘ operations against German shipping off Norway ⓘ |
| partOf | Crown Colony class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 44 ⓘ |
| postwarService |
served in the Far East Fleet
ⓘ
served in the Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 72,500 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleAtBattleOfNorthCape | fired torpedoes at Scharnhorst ⓘ |
| serviceEntryConflict | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipyard | Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldForScrap | 1960 ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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