HMS Fiji

HMS Fiji was the lead ship of her class of 11 light cruisers built for the Royal Navy shortly before the Second World War. Completed in mid-1940, she was initially assigned to the Home Fleet and was detached to escort a force tasked to force French West Africa to join the Free French. The ship was torpedoed en route and required six months to be repaired. Fiji was then assigned to Force H where she helped to escort convoys to Malta. The ship was transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet in early May 1941. After the Germans invaded Crete a few weeks later, she was sunk by German aircraft on 22 May after having fired off all of her anti-aircraft ammunition.

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length 169.3 metre, speed 33 knot, speed 32 knot, beam 18.9 metre, draft 6.3 metre, 
Crown Colony-class light cruiser, Fiji-class light cruiser, light cruiser, shipwreck, John Brown & Company, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 34.583, 23.17, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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Pictures For Illustrating Ritchie Ii Book. November and December 1942, Alexandria, Pictures of Paintings by Lieutenant Commander R Langmaid, Rn, Official Fleet Artist. These Pictures Are For Illustrating a Nava A13645

Pictures For Illustrating Ritchie Ii Book. November and December 1942, Alexandria, Pictures of Paintings by Lieutenant Commander R Langmaid, Rn, Official Fleet Artist. These Pictures Are For Illustrating a Nava A13645

HMS FIJI, 28 August 1940 FL13125

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		naval-history.net page@		Wikidata
link	page		Ship Design Drawings archive page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1940	HMS Fiji	Fiji-class light cruiser, Crown Colony-class light cruiser, light cruiser, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		Pictures For Illustrating Ritchie Ii Book. November and December 1942, Alexandria, Pictures of Paintings by Lieutenant Commander R Langmaid, Rn, Official Fleet Artist. These Pictures Are For Illustrating a Nava A13645		Commons
commons	image		Pictures For Illustrating Ritchie Ii Book. November and December 1942, Alexandria, Pictures of Paintings by Lieutenant Commander R Langmaid, Rn, Official Fleet Artist. These Pictures Are For Illustrating a Nava A13645		Commons
commons	image		HMS FIJI, 28 August 1940 FL13125		Commons
commons	image		Portsmouth Cathedral, August 2023 35		Commons