HMS Sheffield (C24)

	Sheffield underway in 1944
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Sheffield
Namesake	Sheffield
Builder	Vickers-Armstrongs, High Walker
Yard number	5
Laid down	31 January 1935
Launched	23 July 1936
Commissioned	25 August 1937
Identification	Pennant number: C24
Nickname(s)	Shiny Sheff
Honours and; awards	Norway 1940; Spartivento 1940; Atlantic 1941-43; Bismarck Action 1941; Mediterranean 1941; Malta convoys 1941; Arctic 1941-43; North Africa 1942; Barents Sea 1942; Biscay 1943; Salerno 1943; North Cape 1943;
Fate	Scrapped at Faslane, 1967
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General characteristics
Class and type	Town-class light cruiser
Displacement	9,100 tons standard; 11,350 tons full load;
Length	591.0 ft (180.1 m) overall; 558.0 ft (170.1 m) p/p;
Beam	62.25 ft (18.97 m)
Draught	17.0 ft (5.2 m)
Installed power	75,000 shp
Propulsion	Four screws; Parsons geared turbines; Four Admiralty 3-drum boilers;
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h)
Complement	748
Sensors and ; processing systems	Type 79Y radar from August 1938
Armament	12 × 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XXIII guns [triple mounts]; 8 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) guns [double mounts]; 4 × 3-pounder; 8 x QF 2-pounder (40 mm) guns [quadruple mounts]; Torpedo tubes: 6 × 21-inch (533 mm);

HMS Sheffield was one of the Southampton sub class of the Town-class cruisers of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She took part in actions against several major German warships. Unlike most Royal Navy ships of her time, her fittings were constructed from stainless steel instead of the more traditional brass. This was an attempt to reduce the amount of cleaning required on the part of the crew. Her nickname, the "Shiny Sheff", stemmed from this. A prototype radar system was placed into service in August 1938 on the Sheffield. It was the first vessel in the Royal Navy to be so equipped.

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