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 and 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.

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