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Edinburgh Class (1939) CC Specification 

Crew :

781. To Edinburgh Class (1939) CC Ships :
Displacement : 10,550 tons / 10,718 tonnes (standard load);
13,175 tons / 13,585 tonnes (full load).

Dimensions :

613ft 6in x 63ft 4in x 21ft 3in;
186.99m x 19.3m x 6.48m.
Range : 8,000nm @14kts.

Armour :

4½in main belt;
3in deck (magazines);
2in deck (machinery spaces);
2in - 4in turrets.
Armament : 12 x 6in, 12 x 4in 16 x 2pdr guns;
6 x 21in torpedo tubes.
Power plant : 4 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers;
4-shaft geared turbines;
80,000shp;
2,260 tons fuel oil.

Aircraft :

3 x aircraft; 1 x catapult.

Max Speed :

32.5kts.
This page last edited - 18 January, 2013.

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