HMS Birmingham (C19)

	Birmingham in 1943
History
United Kingdom
Name	Birmingham
Builder	HM Dockyard, Devonport
Laid down	18 July 1935
Launched	1 September 1936
Commissioned	18 November 1937
Out of service	3 December 1959
Fate	Broken up in 1960
General characteristics
Class & type	Town-class light cruiser
Displacement	9,100 tons standard; 11,350 tons full load;
Length	591 ft (180 m) overall
Beam	61 ft 8 in (18.80 m)
Draught	21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Installed power	Four Admiralty 3-drum boilers; 75,000 shp (56,000 kW);
Propulsion	4 shafts; 4 geared steam turbines
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement	748
Armament	12 × 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XXIII guns [triple mounts]; 8 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk XVI guns [double mounts]; 4 × 3-pounder; 8 × QF 2-pounder (40 mm) AA guns [quadruple mounts]; Torpedo tubes: 6 × 21-inch (533 mm);
Notes	Pennant number C19

HMS Birmingham was a member of the first group of five ships of the Town class light cruisers.

History
Birmingham in 1943
United Kingdom
Name	Birmingham
Builder	HM Dockyard, Devonport
Laid down	18 July 1935
Launched	1 September 1936
Commissioned	18 November 1937
Out of service	3 December 1959
Fate	Broken up in 1960
General characteristics
Class & type	Town-class light cruiser
Displacement	9,100 tons standard 11,350 tons full load
Length	591 ft (180 m) overall
Beam	61 ft 8 in (18.80 m)
Draught	21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Installed power	Four Admiralty 3-drum boilers 75,000 shp (56,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 shafts; 4 geared steam turbines
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement	748
Armament	12 × 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XXIII guns [triple mounts] 8 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk XVI guns [double mounts] 4 × 3-pounder 8 × QF 2-pounder (40 mm) AA guns [quadruple mounts] Torpedo tubes: 6 × 21-inch (533 mm)
Notes	Pennant number C19