HMAS Shropshire
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| History | |
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| Name | HMAS Shropshire |
| Owner | Royal Australian navy |
| Builder | William beardmore & Co Ltd, Dalmuir, Scotland |
| Launched | 5 Jul 1928 |
| In service | 24 Sep 1929 |
| Out of service | 10 Nov 1949 |
| Fate | broken up in the UK |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Heavy Cruiser |
| Tonnage | 9,850 tons |
| Length | 633 feet (192.94m) |
| Beam | 66 feet (20.12m) |
| Depth | 17 feet (5.18m) |
| Propulsion | Turbines, 4 screws |
| Speed | 32.5 knots |
| Capacity | 820 crew |
Remarks
Carried armament of: 8 x 8-inch guns 4 x 4-inch guns (later 8) 4 x 2-pounder guns (later 16) 4 x 3-pounder guns 2 x 1.5-inch machine guns 8 x 21-inch torpedo tubes (2 quadruple mounts)
Battle Honours
- Pacific 1941-45
- New Guinea 1942-44
- Leyte Gulf 1944
- Borneo 1945
- Lingayen Gulf 1945