HMS Cumberland (57)

HMS Cumberland
History
United Kingdom
NameCumberland
BuilderVickers-Armstrong, Barrow in Furness
Laid down18 October 1924
Launched16 March 1926
Commissioned23 February 1928
Recommissioned1951
Decommissioned1946
IdentificationPennant number 57
FateSold for scrap 1959
General characteristics
Class & typeCounty-class heavy cruiser
Displacement
  • 9,750 tons (9,924 t) standard
  • 13,450 tons (13,670 t) full load
Length630 ft (190 m)
Beam68 ft 3 in (20.80 m)
Draught16 ft 3 in (4.95 m)
Propulsion
  • Eight Admiralty 3-drum boilers
  • Four shaft Brown Curtis geared turbines
  • 80,000 shp
Speed31.5 knots (58.3 km/h)
Range3,100 nautical miles at 31.5 knots (5,740 km at 58 km/h), 13,300 nautical miles at 12 knots (24,600 km at 22 km/h); 3,400 tons (3,450 t) fuel oil
Complement679 (710 as flagship)
Armament
Armour
  • Original configuration:
  • 1 to 4 in magazine box protection
  • 1.375 in deck
  • 1 in side-plating, turrets and bulkheads
  • 4.5 in belt
  • 4 internal boiler room sides (added 1936-1940)
Aircraft carriedThree aircraft with one catapult, removed in 1942

HMS Cumberland was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy that saw action during the Second World War.

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