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| Class and type: | Crown Colony-class light cruiser |
| Name: | HMS Mauritius |
| Ordered: | 1937-12-20 |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Laid down: | 1938-03-31 |
| Launched: | 1939-07-19 |
| Commissioned: | 1940-01-04 |
| Fate: | Arrived at Inverkeithing to be scrapped by T. Design They were built due to the limitations that the Second London Naval Treaty imposed on cruisers which lowered the Washington limit of 10000 tons A light cruiser is a Warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light Armoured cruiser " describing a small ship that carried armour in the same way Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Swan Hunter, formerly known as " Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson " was one of the best known Shipbuilding companies in the United Kingdom. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Inverkeithing is a town and former Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, located on the Firth of Forth. W. Ward Ltd. on 27 March 1965 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 169. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. 3 m (555. 5 feet) |
| Beam: | 18. 9 m (62 feet) |
| Draught: | 5. 0 m (16. 5 feet) |
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Four oil fired 3-drum Admiralty-type boilers, 4-shaft geared turbines, 4 screws, 54. 1 megawatts (72,500 shp) |
| Speed: | 33 knots |
| Complement: | 907 |
| Armament: | Twelve 6 inch guns (3 × 3), eight 4 inch guns (4 × 2), eight 40 mm Bofors AA (4 × 2) guns, 3 quadruple 2 pounder ("pom-pom") AA mounts, 12 20 mm AA (6 × 2) guns. The Bofors 40 mm gun is a famous Anti-aircraft Autocannon designed by the Swedish firm of Bofors. Six 21 inch (2 × 3) torpedo tubes |
| Armour: | Main belt: 83 mm, deck: 51 mm, turrets: 51 mm, Director control tower: 102 mm. |
| Aircraft carried: | Two Supermarine Walrus aircraft, removed 1943. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout |
HMS Maurituis, pennant C80, was a Crown Colony-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. Design They were built due to the limitations that the Second London Naval Treaty imposed on cruisers which lowered the Washington limit of 10000 tons A light cruiser is a Warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light Armoured cruiser " describing a small ship that carried armour in the same way The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) She was named after Mauritius, which was a British possession when she was built. Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom Built by Swan Hunter, Newcastle upon Tyne, she entered service in 1941. Swan Hunter, formerly known as " Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson " was one of the best known Shipbuilding companies in the United Kingdom. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England
Service
Mauritius operated on trade protection duties in the Atlantic on completion, and remained with the Home Fleet until going to the East Indies late in 1941. The Home Fleet is the traditional name of the fleet of the Royal Navy that protects the United Kingdom 's territorial waters The Indies or East Indies (or East India) is a term often used to refer to the islands of SE Asia, especially the Malay Archipelago She joined the Eastern Fleet in 1942, but was withdrawn in April 1943 to reinforce the Mediterranean Fleet. The British Eastern Fleet (also known as the East Indies Fleet and the Far East Fleet) was a fleet of the Royal Navy during World War II Mediterranean Fleet redirects here For the Mediterranean Fleets of other countries see Mediterranean Fleet (disambiguation. After repairs following grounding, she was operational in June 1943 and thereafter participated in the landings in Sicily, (Operation Husky), in July as a unit of Support Force East, when she carried out shore bombardment duties. The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major World War II campaign in which the Allies took Sicily from the Axis
In September she was part of the covering force for the Salerno landings, but by the end of the year had been transferred to the Bay of Biscay to carry out anti-blockade-runner patrols, as part of Operation Stonewall. The process Allied invasion of Italy, was the Allied landing on mainland Italy in September 1943 by General Harold Alexander 's 15th Army Group Cantabrian Sea redirects here Not to be confused with Biscay Bay Newfoundland and Labrador or Biscayne Bay. Operation Stonewall was a World War II operation to intercept blockade runners off the west coast of France However, she soon returned to the Mediterranean, this time for the Anzio landings in January 1944. Operation Shingle ( January 22, 1944) during the Italian Campaign of World War II, was an Allied amphibious landing against In June 1944 she covered the landings in Normandy as part of Force D off Sword Beach, then carried out offensive patrols of the Brittany coast in August to mop up the remnants of the German shipping in the area. Sword Beach was the codename of one of the five main landing beaches in Operation Neptune, the initial assault phase of Operation Overlord, the Allied Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into Operating with destroyers, she sank Sperrbrecher 157 on 14/15 August and five Vorpostenboote on 22/23 August. After this she returned to the Home Fleet, covering the carrier raids along the Norwegian coast and making anti-shipping strikes herself. In January 1945, in company with HMS Diadem, she fought an action with German destroyers in which Z31 was badly damaged. Following this action she was refitted at Cammell-Laird's between February 1945 and March 1946. Cammell Laird, one of the most famous names in British Shipbuilding during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries came about following the merger of Laird
She then served in the Mediterranean with the 15th (later lst) Cruiser Squadron, returning to the UK in 1948. After a spell in reserve and in refit, she recommissioned in 1949 for the 1st Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean, sailing on 6 May 1949. A reserve fleet or (less formally mothball fleet is a collection of Naval vessels (both Warships and support vessels that are fully equipped for Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. However, the years 1949 to 1951 were spent on the East Indies Station with the 4th Cruiser Squadron until she returned to Chatham on 18 December 1951. Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the She was placed in reserve in 1952 and remained there until 1965, when she was sold for scrapping, arriving at T. W. Ward Ltd, Inverkeithing, on 27 March 1965.
References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). James Joseph Colledge (born 1908 was a noted naval Historian, author of Ships of the Royal Navy, the standard work on the fighting ships of the British Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. For a list of ships of the Royal Navy, see List of Royal Navy ships. ed. , London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475. The OCLC Online Computer Library Center is according to its website a "nonprofit membership computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purpose
- WWII cruisers
- HMS Mauritius at Uboat.net
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