HMS Dunedin
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HMS Dunedin was a British Royal Navy light cruiser that served with distinction between the World Wars and during the early years of World War II before being sunk in 1941.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
ⓘ
Town-class light cruiser ⓘ |
| armament |
3-inch anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
6-inch (152 mm) main guns ⓘ Torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 46 feet 6 inches ⓘ |
| builder | Armstrong Whitworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cruisers sunk by German submarines in World War II
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Maritime incidents in 1941 ⓘ Ships built on the River Tyne ⓘ World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commissioned | 13 September 1919 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Interwar period naval service
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 450–500 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 24 November 1941 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 4,850 tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | Sunk by German submarine ⓘ |
| hullNumber | D93 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 5 November 1917 ⓘ |
| launched | 19 November 1918 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 472 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | City of Dunedin, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign of the Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Participated in interception of enemy and suspicious merchant shipping in early World War II ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
Oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
Steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
Patrol and escort duties
ⓘ
Trade protection ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | Post–World War I era ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Danae sub-class of the C-class cruisers
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Town-class light cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sinkingCause | Torpedo attack ⓘ |
| sinkingLocation | Central Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sinkingWar | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkBy | German submarine U-124 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivors | small proportion of crew survived sinking ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ South Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | approximately 29 knots ⓘ |
| type | Light cruiser ⓘ |
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