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 Carlisle 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) | ||
Full wartime service history on this vessel. |
See all Light cruiser classes.
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