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HMS Jamaica (44)


Light Cruiser Warship [ 1942 ]



HMS Jamaica 44 was completed as part of the 11-strong Crown Colony-class - it served into the Korean War period.



Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 12/05/2018 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com

Specifications



United Kingdom
Operators National flag of the United Kingdom
1942
Commissioned
United Kingdom
National Origin
Decommissioned, Out-of-Service
Project Status
750
Complement
Crown Colony-class
Hull Class
11
Number-in-Class
FIJI GROUP: HMS Fiji (58); HMS Nigeria (60); HMS Mauritius (80); HMS Kenya (14); HMS Trinidad (46); HMS Jamaica (44); HMS Gambia (48); HMS Bermuda (52) CEYLON GROUP: HMS Ceylon (30); HMS Uganda (66); HMS Newfoundland (59)
Ships-in-Class


Offshore Bombardment
Offshore bombardment / attack of surface targets / areas primarily through onboard ballistic weaponry.
Land-Attack
Offshore strike of surface targets primarily through onboard missile / rocket weaponry.
Maritime Patrol
Active patroling of vital waterways and maritime areas; can also serve as local deterrence against airborne and seaborne threats.
Airspace Denial / Deterrence
Neutralization or deterrence of airborne elements through onboard ballistic of missile weaponry.
Fleet Support
Serving in support (either firepower or material) of the main surface fleet in Blue Water environments.


555.5 feet
(169.32 meters)
Length
62.0 feet
(18.90 meters)
Beam
19.9 feet
(6.07 meters)
Draught
8,750
tons
Displacement


4 x Admiralty 3-drum boiler units feeding 4 x Parsons geared-steam turbines developing 80,000 horsepower to 4 x Shafts under stern.
Propulsion
32.3 knots
(37.1 mph)
Surface Speed
6,257 nm
(7,200 miles | 11,587 km)
Range
1 knot = 1.15 mph; 1 nm = 1.15 mile; 1 nm = 1.85 km


12 x 6" (152mm) main guns in four triple-gunned primary turrets.
8 x 4" (102mm) Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns in four twin-gunned secondary turrets.
8 x 2-pounder (40mm) AA guns in two quad-gunned mountings.
2 x 21" (533mm) triple torpedo tubes.


2 x Supermarine "Sea Otter" recoverable floatplane aircraft.


Military lapel ribbon for the Cold War period
Military lapel ribbon for early warship designs
Military lapel ribbon for the Falklands War
Military lapel ribbon for the 1991 Gulf War
Military lapel ribbon for the Korean War
Military lapel ribbon representing modern aircraft
Military lapel ribbon for the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Military lapel ribbon for the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Military lapel ribbon for the Vietnam War
Military lapel ribbon for the World War 1
Military lapel ribbon for the World War 2

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