The light cruiser HMS Colombo of the Royal Navy.
Technical information
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Displacement | 4290 BRT |
| Length | 451.5 feet (oa) |
| Complement | 400 men |
| Armament | As designed;
5 6" guns (5x1)
2 3" AA (2x1)
2 2pdr AA (2x1)
8 21" torpedo tubes (4x2)
Cairo, Calcutta and Carlisle as rearmed; 8 4" AA guns (4x2), 4 2pdr AA (1x4) 8 .5" AA (2x4) |
| Max speed | 29 knots |
| Engines | Geared turbines, 2 shafts |
| Power | 40000 HP |
| Notes on class | Repeat of the Ceres-class but given trawler bows as a result of the previous classes being very "wet" forward.
Cairo and Calcutta were rearmed as Anti-Aircraft cruisers shortly before the war. Carlisle was undergoing this reconstruction when the war broke out. Colombo was reconstructed during 1942/1943 for her new armament see her page. |
All ships of the Cairo class
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 | HMS Cairo (D 87) | Lost on 12 Aug 1942 |
| | HMS Calcutta (D 82) | Lost on 1 Jun 1941 |
| HMS Capetown (D 88) | ||
| | HMS Carlisle (D 67) | |
| | HMS Colombo (D 89) | |
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