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HMS Curlew (D 42)
Light cruiser of the Ceres class
HMS Curlew before her reconstruction to Anti-Aircraft cruiser
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Ceres |
| Pennant | D 42 |
| Built by | Vickers (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) |
| Ordered | Apr 1916 |
| Laid down | 21 Aug 1916 |
| Launched | 5 Jul 1917 |
| Commissioned | 14 Dec 1917 |
| Lost | 26 May 1940 |
| Loss position | 67.32N, 16.37E (See a map) |
| History | HMS Curlew was rearmed as Anti-Aircraft cruiser before the war. HMS Curlew (Capt. Basil Charles Barrington Brooke, RN) was sunk in Lavangsfjord, Ofotfjord near Narvik, northern Norway in position 67º32'N, 16º37'E by German bombers. |
Commands listed for HMS Curlew (D 42)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Basil Charles Barrington Brooke, RN | 23 Aug 1939 | 26 May 1940 |
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