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.

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Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra canonical 1
HMAS Canberra 1

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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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Battle of Savo Island notableShip Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra
Battle of Savo Island shipSunk Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra
this entity surface form: HMAS Canberra