Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra
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HMAS Canberra was a Royal Australian Navy County-class heavy cruiser that served with distinction in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being lost in action off Guadalcanal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra canonical | 1 |
| HMAS Canberra | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
County-class heavy cruiser
ⓘ
Royal Australian Navy warship ⓘ World War II cruiser ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | Seaplanes ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | Catapult ⓘ |
| alliedForce | United States Navy ⓘ |
| armament | Torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 8 × 8-inch guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 4-inch guns ⓘ |
| beam | 20.9 m ⓘ |
| builder | John Brown & Company ⓘ |
| builtAt |
Clydebank
ⓘ
surface form:
Clydebank, Scotland
|
| causeOfLoss | Japanese naval gunfire and torpedoes ⓘ |
| class | County class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1928-07-09 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 700 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942-08-09 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 13300 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 10000 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 6.4 m ⓘ |
| fate | Sunk in action ⓘ |
| honours | Battle honours for Pacific service ⓘ |
| hullNumber | I33 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1925-09-09 ⓘ |
| launched | 1927-05-31 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 192 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 31.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Capital of Australia
ⓘ
Canberra ⓘ
surface form:
City of Canberra
|
| navalTreaty | Washington Naval Treaty-compliant design ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Australian Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Coral Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
Convoy escort operations ⓘ Battle of Tulagi ⓘ
surface form:
Early Guadalcanal campaign
|
| propulsion |
4 shafts
ⓘ
Steam turbines ⓘ |
| subClassOf | Kent subclass ⓘ |
| successor |
HMAS Canberra (D33)
ⓘ
HMAS Canberra (FFG 02) ⓘ HMAS Canberra (D33) ⓘ
surface form:
HMAS Canberra (L02)
|
| sunkDuring | Battle of Savo Island ⓘ |
| sunkNear | Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| theatre | Pacific War ⓘ |
| type | Heavy cruiser ⓘ |
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HMAS Canberra