HMS Gloucester (C62)
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HMS Gloucester was a member of the second group of three ships of the "Town" class of light cruisers. Gloucester saw heavy service in World War II, and was sunk off Crete on May 22, 1941, having sustained at least four heavy bomb hits and three near-misses. The wrecksite is a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act.
- Builder: Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K).
- Laid down: September 22, 1936; launched: October 19, 1937; completed: January 31, 1939.
- Displacement: 9400 tons standard; 11,650 tons deep load. Crew: 800.
- Length: 558' p.p.; beam: 62' 4"; draught: 20' 7" mean deep load.
- Guns: 12 × 6"/50 cal. [triple mounts],8 × 4" [double mounts], 4 × 3 pdr., 8 x 2 pdr. [quadruple mounts]
- Torpedo tubes: 6 × 21".
- Machinery: 4-shaft Parsons geared turbines, 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers.
- Designed performance: 82,500 shp = 32.3 knots.
See HMS Gloucester for other ships of this name.
[edit] References
Source: Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946.
| Town-class cruiser |
| Southampton sub class
Birmingham | Glasgow | Newcastle | Sheffield | Southampton |
| Gloucester sub class
Gloucester | Liverpool | Manchester |
| Edinburgh sub class |
List of cruisers of the Royal Navy |
