HMS Curacoa (D41)

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

Curacoa at anchor, 1941
Sejarah
United Kingdom
Nama	Curacoa
Asal nama	Curaçao
Dipesan	March–April 1916
Pembangun	Pembroke Dockyard
Pasang lunas	July 1916
Diluncurkan	5 May 1917
Mulai berlayar	18 February 1918
Reklasifikasi	Converted to anti-aircraft cruiser, 1939–1940
Julukan	Cocoa Boat
Nasib	Sunk in collision with RMS Queen Mary, 2 October 1942
Ciri-ciri umum (as built)
Kelas dan jenis	cruiser kelas-C light cruiser
Berat 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 turbines
Kecepatan	29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Awak kapal	460
Senjata	5 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns 2 × single 3 in (76 mm) anti-aircraft guns 4 × twin 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Pelindung	Waterline belt: 125–3 in (3.175–76 mm) Deck: 1 in (25 mm)
Ciri-ciri umum (where different)
Jenis	Anti-aircraft cruiser
Berat 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

Bibliografi

• Admiralty Historical Section (2007). The Royal Navy and the Arctic Convoys. Naval Staff Histories. Abingdon, UK: Whitehall History in association with Routledge. ISBN 0-7146-5284-9. 
• Balkoski, Joseph (2005). Beyond the Beachhead: The 29th Infantry Division in Normandy (edisi ke-3rd). Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-3237-1. 
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• Dent, Stephen (2012). "Warship Note: HMS Curacoa – What's in a Name?". Dalam Jordan, John. Warship 2012. London: Conway. hlm. 172–74. ISBN 978-1-84486-156-9. 
• Dent, Stephen (2014). "Warship Note: The Loss of HMS Curacoa". Dalam Jordan, John. Warship 2014. London: Conway. hlm. 181–83. ISBN 978-1-84486-236-8. 
• Friedman, Norman (2010). British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-59114-078-8. 
• Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, ed. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5. 
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• Kelly, Peter (1997). "The Tragic Loss of HMS Curacoa". Dalam McLean, David; Preston, Antony. Warship 1997–1998. London: Conway Maritime Press. hlm. 160–66. ISBN 0-85177-722-8. 
• Newbolt, Henry (1996). Naval Operations. History of the Great War Based on Official Documents. V (edisi ke-reprint of the 1931). Nashville, Tennessee: Battery Press. ISBN 0-89839-255-1. 
• Pearce, G. I. R. (2006). All My Yesterdays. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: Trafford Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4120-5511-6. 
• Plowman, Peter (2014). Across the Sea to War. Rosenberg Publishing. ISBN 978-1-922013-12-5. 
• Raven, Alan & Roberts, John (1980). British Cruisers of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-922-7. 
• Speight, James G. (2015). Fork-Tail Devil. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4969-6423-6. 
• Watton, Ross (1989). The Cunard Liner Queen Mary. Anatomy of the Ship. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-599-X. 
• Whitley, M. J. (1999). Cruisers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Brockhampton Press. ISBN 1-86019-874-0. 

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