HMS Colombo (D89)
As an anti-aircraft ship, July 1943
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| Class and type: | C-class light cruiser |
| Name: | HMS Colombo |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
| Laid down: | 8 December 1917 |
| Launched: | 18 December 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 18 June 1919 |
| Refit: | Converted into anti-aircraft cruiser, June 1942 — March 1943 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 22 January 1948 |
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| Class and type: | C-class light cruiser |
| Displacement: | 4,290 long tons (4,359 t) |
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| Beam: | 43 ft 6 in (13.3 m) |
| Draught: | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) |
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| Propulsion: | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
| Speed: | 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
| Complement: | 432 |
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HMS Colombo was a C-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was part of the Carlisle sub-class of the C class. She survived both world wars to be scrapped in 1948.
The Carlisle sub-class was identical with the preceding Ceres sub-class except that their bows were raised for better seakeeping. The ships were 451 feet 6 inches (137.6 m) long overall, with a beam of 43 feet 6 inches (13.3 m) and a mean draught of 15 feet 6 inches (4.7 m). Displacement was 4,290 long tons (4,360 t) at normal and 5,250 long tons (5,330 t) at deep load. Columbo was powered by two Brown-Curtis steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, which produced a total of 40,000 indicated horsepower (30,000 kW). The turbines used steam generated by six Yarrow boilers which gave her a speed of about 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph). She carried 935 long tons (950 t) tons of fuel oil. The ship had a crew of about 432 officers and other ranks.
The armament of the Carlisle sub-class consisted of five BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XII guns that were mounted on the centreline. One superfiring pair of guns was forward of the bridge, one was aft of the two funnels and the last two were in the stern, with one gun superfiring over the rearmost gun. The two QF 3-inch (76 mm) 20-cwt anti-aircraft guns were positioned abreast of the fore funnel. The ships were equipped with eight 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes in four twin mounts, two on each broadside.
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