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HMS Nottingham
HMS Nottingham in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
HMS Nottingham is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
From the Wikipedia article
HMS Nottingham was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy just before World War I. She was one of three ships of the Birmingham sub-class and was completed in early 1914. The ship was assigned to the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron (LCS) of the Home and Grand Fleets for her entire career. Nottingham participated in most of the early fleet actions, including the battles of Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank, and Jutland, helping to sink several German ships during the battles. The ship was sunk by the German submarine U-52 during the Action of 19 August 1916.
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Background
Architecture
The Town-class cruisers were intended to protect British merchant shipping from attack by enemy cruisers. The Birminghams were a slightly larger and improved version of the preceding Chatham sub-class with a more powerful armament. The ships were 457 ft long overall, with a beam of 50 ft and a mean draught of 16 ft. Displacement was 5440 LT at normal and 6040 LT at deep load. They were powered by four direct-drive Parsons steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, which produced a total of 25000 ihp. The turbines used steam generated by a dozen Yarrow boilers that used both coal and fuel oil which gave them a speed of 25 kn. During her sea trials, Nottingham reached a speed of 25.43…
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- Coordinates
- 55.4917, -1.2516
- Established
- 1914
Sources
- wikidata: Q838844 (CC0)
- wikipedia: HMS Nottingham (1913) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Nottingham?
- HMS Nottingham is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- What is HMS Nottingham?
- HMS Nottingham in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to HMS Nottingham?
- Its coordinates are 55.4917°, -1.2516°.
- When was HMS Nottingham built?
- Built or established in 1914.