HMS Sheffield

HMS Sheffield was the third of ten Town-class light cruisers of the Royal Navy. The ship was laid down in January 1935, launched in July 1936, and commissioned in August 1937. She was active in all major naval European theatres of the Second World War, in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Arctic Ocean.

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1937  Wikimedia, Wikidata
C24
mass 9100 tonne, speed 32 knot, length 180.6 metre, draft 5.2 metre, beam 18.9 metre, 12 cannon, 
Town-class light cruiser, Southampton-class light cruiser, light cruiser, Vickers-Armstrongs, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

• Dreadnought Project page^@
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• Ship Design Drawings archive page^@
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1937-08-25T00:00:00Z

1937-08-25T00:00:00Z

1937 HMS Sheffield

1936-07-23T00:00:00Z

1936-07-23T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1935-01-31T00:00:00Z

1935-01-31T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1937-08-25T00:00:00Z

1937-08-25T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

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Frameless

British Warships of the Second World War A5645

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A6897

A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13974

A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13975

A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13968

Officers at work in the decoding office of HMS SHEFFIELD during an Arctic convoy to Russia, December 1941. A6899

A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13969

Aboard HMS Sheffield during An Arctic Convoy Escort Patrol, December 1941 A6873

A Montagu whaler being raced under oars

The Arctic Convoys A14890

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		Drachinifel page@		Wikidata
link	page		naval-history.net page@		Wikidata
link	page		Ship Design Drawings archive page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
commons	image		British Warships of the Second World War A5645		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A6897		Commons
commons	image		A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13974		Commons
commons	image		A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13975		Commons
commons	image		A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13968		Commons
commons	image		Officers at work in the decoding office of HMS SHEFFIELD during an Arctic convoy to Russia, December 1941. A6899		Commons
commons	image		A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13969		Commons
commons	image		Aboard HMS Sheffield during An Arctic Convoy Escort Patrol, December 1941 A6873		Commons
commons	image		A Montagu whaler being raced under oars		Commons
commons	image		The Arctic Convoys A14890		Commons