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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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, 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
City of Canberra
navalTreaty Washington Naval Treaty-compliant design
operator Royal Australian Navy
participatedIn Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED
Convoy escort operations
Early Guadalcanal campaign NERFINISHED
propulsion 4 shafts
Steam turbines
subClassOf Kent subclass
successor HMAS Canberra (D33)
HMAS Canberra (FFG 02)
HMAS Canberra (L02)
sunkDuring Battle of Savo Island NERFINISHED
sunkNear Guadalcanal
theatre Pacific War
type Heavy cruiser

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of Savo Island
notableShip
Battle of Savo Island ("HMAS Canberra")
shipSunk

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