HMS London
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HMS London was a Royal Navy heavy cruiser of the County class that served in World War II, seeing action in the Atlantic and other theatres before being decommissioned in the postwar period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS London canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
County-class heavy cruiser
ⓘ
Royal Navy warship ⓘ |
| armament |
8 × 8-inch guns
ⓘ
secondary anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam | 68 feet 3 inches ⓘ |
| builder | Portsmouth Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | County class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 31 January 1929 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 700 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1949 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 9,850 tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | various Royal Navy squadrons ⓘ |
| hullNumber | 69 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 23 February 1926 ⓘ |
| launched | 14 September 1927 ⓘ |
| launchedBy | Princess Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 630 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 31.5 knots ⓘ |
| modernizationDetail |
enhanced anti-aircraft armament
ⓘ
improved fire-control systems ⓘ reconstructed superstructure ⓘ |
| modernized | late 1930s ⓘ |
| namedAfter | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesake | capital city of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | extensive wartime reconstruction compared to original County-class design ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
China Station duties
ⓘ
Royal Navy Home Fleet operations ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | C69 ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1950 ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| subclassOf | County-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlantic convoy escort duties ⓘ operations against German surface raiders ⓘ operations in support of Allied landings ⓘ postwar duties in the Far East ⓘ |
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