HMS Newfoundland
Fiji-class cruiser light cruiser
Service
- as Newfoundland21 January 1943 — 30 December 1959955 days of the war
- as BAP Almirante Grau30 December 1959 — 1979
- Name
- HMS Newfoundland
- Namesake
- Dominion of Newfoundland
- Builder
- Swan Hunter, Wallsend
- Laid down
- 9 November 1939
- Launched
- 19 December 1941
- Commissioned
- 21 January 1943
- Fate
- Scrapped, 1979 (1979)
- Status
- Scrapped
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 8,712 long tons (8,852 t)
- Displacement, full load
- 11,024 long tons (11,201 t)
- Length
- 169.3 m (555.4 ft)
- Beam
- 18.9 m (62 ft)
- Draught
- 5.3 m (17.4 ft)
- Speed
- 33 knots (61.1 km/h, 38 mph)
- Range
- 10,200 nmi (18,890 km)
- Complement
- 730
- Main gun
- 152 mm (6 in)
HMS Newfoundland was a Fiji-class cruiser light cruiser built for the Royal Navy. The ship was named after Dominion of Newfoundland. Her keel was laid at Swan Hunter, Wallsend on 9 November 1939. She entered service on 21 January 1943, having been launched on 19 December 1941.
She displaced 8,712 long tons standard and 11,024 long tons at full load. She measured 169.3 m (555 ft) long with a beam of 18.9 m (62 ft). Her designed speed was 33 knots, and she carried a complement of 730. Her main battery was of 152 mm (6.0 in) calibre.
She served with the Royal Navy as Newfoundland until 30 December 1959. She then passed to the Peruvian Navy, serving as BAP Almirante Grau from 30 December 1959. She was in commission for 955 days of the Second World War.
She was broken up for scrap in 1979.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- Four oil fired three-drum Admiralty-type boilers
- four-shaft geared turbines
- four screws
- 54.1 megawatts (72,500 shp)
- Armament
- 3 triple BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval guns (152/50 mm)
- 4 twin Mk XVI 102/45 mm guns
- 5×2 & 2x1 Mk3 40 mm Bofors
- Armour
- 82.5–88.9 mm belt
- 25.4–50.8 mm turrets
- Aircraft
- Two Supermarine Walrus aircraft (Later removed)
Sister ships
Sources
- Facts harvested from HMS Newfoundland on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
- Photograph: Beadell, S J (Lt) Royal Navy official photographer — This photograph A 23435 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-01) — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons