Edinburgh-class light cruiser

1939 subclass of British Town-class light cruisers
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Edinburgh-class light cruiser

Summary

Edinburgh-class light cruiser is a ship class[1].

Key Facts

  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's image is recorded as HMS Edinburgh.jpg[2].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's instance of is recorded as ship class[3].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's operator is recorded as Royal Navy[4].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's operator is recorded as Imperial War Museums[5].
  • HMS Edinburgh is named after Edinburgh-class light cruiser[6].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as Swan Hunter[7].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as Harland and Wolff[8].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's subclass of is recorded as Town-class light cruiser[9].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's Commons category is recorded as Town class cruiser (1936)[10].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's armament is recorded as QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun[12].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's armament is recorded as QF 2 pounder gun[13].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's armament is recorded as BL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun[14].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's armament is recorded as .50 Vickers[15].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's armament is recorded as torpedo tube[16].
  • +1939-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Edinburgh-class light cruiser[17].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's service entry is recorded as +1939-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Edinburgh-class cruisers[19].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[20].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's described by source is recorded as Naval Encyclopedia[21].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Edinburgh'}[22].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+32.25'}[23].
  • Edinburgh-class light cruiser's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12151kbr[24].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Edinburgh-class light cruiser's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+32.25'}[23].

Designation and Status

Edinburgh-class light cruiser's instance of is recorded as ship class[3].

History and Context

+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Edinburgh-class light cruiser[17]. HMS Edinburgh is named after it[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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