Fiji-class cruiser
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The Fiji-class cruisers were a class of eleven light cruisers of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service throughout the Second World War. Each ship of the class was named after a Crown colony or other constituent territory of the British Commonwealth and Empire. The class was also known as the Colony class,[1] or Crown Colony class.[2] Developed as more compact versions of the preceding Town-class cruisers, the last three were built to a slightly modified design and were sometimes also called the Ceylon class.
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Nigeria in 1943 | |
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Name | Fiji class |
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Preceded by | Dido class,Town class |
Succeeded by | Minotaur class |
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Built | 1938–1943 |
In commission | 1940–1985 |
Completed | 11 |
Lost | 2 |
Scrapped | 9 |
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Class and type | Light cruiser |
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Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
Draught | 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) |
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Propulsion | 4 shafts; 4 geared steam turbines |
Speed | 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph) |
Range | 10,100 nmi (18,700 km; 11,600 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
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Aircraft carried | Two Supermarine Walrus aircraft (removed by 1944, never fitted in Fiji or Kenya) |
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