RAN · CA
Canberra
Photos and infoCounty-class heavy cruiser. Southern patrol at Savo Island, with Chicago. Japanese cruisers wrecked her. Not credited to one ship. Selfridge and Ellet sank the hulk in the morning.
| Class | County class |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Hull | D33 |
| Fate | Sunk. Wrecked at Savo Island, 9 August 1942, before she could fire a gun. Scuttled that morning by Selfridge and Ellet. Captain Getting was killed. |
| Armament (class) | Kent-subclass County cruiser. Four twin 8-inch turrets and three funnels. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy. HMAS Canberra (D33) underway off Tulagi, circa 7 August 1942.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of Savo Island
1942-08-09 · wrecked; scuttled that morning
