HMS Curacoa (D41)

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Curacoa at anchor, 1941

Sejarah United Kingdom Nama CuracoaAsal nama CuraçaoDipesan March–April 1916Pembangun Pembroke DockyardPasang lunas July 1916Diluncurkan 5 May 1917Mulai berlayar 18 February 1918Reklasifikasi Converted to anti-aircraft cruiser, 1939–1940Julukan Cocoa BoatNasib Sunk in collision with RMS Queen Mary, 2 October 1942 |- ! colspan="2" height="30" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;" | Ciri-ciri umum (as built) Kelas dan jenis cruiser kelas-C light cruiserBerat benaman 4.190 ton panjang (4.260 t)Panjang 450 ft 3 in (137,2 m) (o/a)Lebar 43 ft 5 in (13,2 m)Daya muat 14 ft 8 in (4,5 m) (mean)Tenaga

• 6 × Yarrow boilers
• 40.000 shp (30.000 kW)Pendorong

2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbinesKecepatan 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)Awak kapal 460Senjata

• 5 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns
• 2 × single 3 in (76 mm) anti-aircraft guns
• 4 × twin 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubesPelindung
• Waterline belt: 125–3 in (3.175–76 mm)
• Deck: 1 in (25 mm)

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Jenis Anti-aircraft cruiserBerat benaman 5.403 ton panjang (5.490 t) (deep load)Senjata

• 4 × twin 4-inch (102 mm) dual-purpose guns
• 2 × single, 1 × quadruple 2-pounder (40 mm) AA guns
• 2 × quadruple Vickers 05 in (127,0 mm) AA machine guns

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HMS Curacoa adalah sebuah kapal penjelajah ringan kelas C yang dibuat untuk Angkatan Laut Britania pada masa Perang Dunia Pertama.

Bibliografi

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• Watton, Ross (1989). The Cunard Liner Queen Mary. Anatomy of the Ship. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-599-X. 
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Bacaan lanjutan

• Niven, David. (1981). Go Slowly Come Back Quickly. ISBN 0-340-28347-5. Pages 121–123 describe the incident
• Thomas, David and Holmes, Patrick. (1997). "Queen Mary" and the Cruiser: "Curacoa" Disaster. ISBN 0-85052-548-9 Summary/review.

Pranala luar

• HMS Curacoa on naval-history.net