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Sunk in 1982 by HMS Conqueror during Falklands War.
Formerly the USS Phoenix (CL-46), saw in action in the Pacific theater of World War II

 

Specifications
General

Type: Cruiser
Complement: 1138 officers and men
Launched: 13 March 1938
Acquired: 1951
Powerplant
Geared Turbines, 4-screw, 100000 hp
Dimensions/Masses
Displacement: 9575 t (empty) 12242 t (full load)
Length: 185.4 m | Beam: 18.8 m | Draught: 5.9 m
Performances
Speed: 32.5 knots (60 km/h)
Range: ?
Armament

Guns:

  • 15× 6"/47 cal (152 mm)
  • 8 × 5"/25 cal (127 mm) AA
  • 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
  • 2 British Sea Cat missile AA systems (added 1968)

Armor:

  • Main Belt: 5.5 in (140 mm)
  • Deck: 2 in (50 mm)
  • Barbettes: 6 in (152 mm)
  • Turret Roofs: 2 in (50 mm)
  • Turret Sides: 6.5 in (170 mm)
  • Conning Tower: 5 in (127 mm)

Helicopters:

  • 2 helicopters (Aérospatiale Alouette III)

 

 

Cruisers