Saturday, January 3, 2009

ww2 heavy cruiser hms london photos




HMS London (C-69) was a County class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy.
specification
Displacement: 9,750 tons standard
13,315 tons full load
Length: 633 ft (193 m)
Beam: 66 ft (20 m)
Draught: 21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion: Eight Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Four shaft Parsons geared turbines
80,000 shp (60 MN)
Speed: 32 knots (59.3 km/h)
Range: 9,120 nm at 12kts
Complement: 784 officers and enlisted
Armament: 8 x BL 8 inch (203 mm L/50) Mk.VIII in twin mounts Mk.I*
4-8 x QF 4 inch (102 mm L/45) Mk.V in single mounts HA Mk.III
4 x QF 2 pdr (40 mm L/39) Mk.II in single mounts HA Mk.I
8 x QF 0.5 inch (12.7 mm L/50) Mk.III in quad mounts Mk.I
8 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes in quad mounts

Aircraft carried: One Supermarine Walrus, one catapult
Notes: Pennant number 69

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