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.
Aliases (1)
- HMAS Canberra ×47
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
County-class heavy cruiser
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Royal Australian Navy warship → World War II cruiser → |
| aircraftCarried |
Seaplanes
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| aircraftFacilities |
Catapult
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| alliedForce |
United States Navy
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| armament |
Torpedo tubes
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| armamentMain |
8 × 8-inch guns
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| armamentSecondary |
4-inch guns
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| beam |
20.9 m
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| builder |
John Brown & Company
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| builtAt |
Clydebank, Scotland
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| causeOfLoss |
Japanese naval gunfire and torpedoes
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| class |
County class
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| commissioned |
1928-07-09
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| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
Australia
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| crewComplement |
about 700
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| dateOfSinking |
1942-08-09
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| displacementFullLoad |
13300 long tons
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| displacementStandard |
10000 long tons
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| draught |
6.4 m
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| fate |
Sunk in action
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| honours |
Battle honours for Pacific service
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| hullNumber |
I33
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| laidDown |
1925-09-09
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| launched |
1927-05-31
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| lengthOverall |
192 m
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| maximumSpeed |
31.5 knots
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| namedAfter |
Capital of Australia
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City of Canberra → |
| navalTreaty |
Washington Naval Treaty-compliant design
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| operator |
Royal Australian Navy
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| participatedIn |
Battle of the Coral Sea
NERFINISHED
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Convoy escort operations → Early Guadalcanal campaign NERFINISHED → |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
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Steam turbines → |
| subClassOf |
Kent subclass
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| successor |
HMAS Canberra (D33)
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HMAS Canberra (FFG 02) → HMAS Canberra (L02) → |
| sunkDuring |
Battle of Savo Island
NERFINISHED
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| sunkNear |
Guadalcanal
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| theatre |
Pacific War
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| type |
Heavy cruiser
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Battle of Savo Island
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notableShip |
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Battle of Savo Island
("HMAS Canberra")
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shipSunk |